does a
theta bop, a small or wide steady dance of the
needle on an E-
Meter. For
example, over a
spread of one-eighth of an inch (depending on sensitivity setting, it can be half an inch or a whole
dial), the
needle goes up and down perhaps five or ten
times a
second. It goes up, sticks, falls, sticks, goes up, sticks, etc., always the same distance, like a slow
tuning fork. It is a
constant distance and a
constant speed,
hooking at each end of the
swing. A
theta bop means "
death," "leaving," "
don't
want to be here." See also E-
Meter in this glossary.