Thinking of getting a ouija board

[Deidre Asada 163]

I need you're help on this guys I am planning on getting a Ouija board but I am kinda nervous and afraid of getting one cause of the story's I have read about it. But I am wondering if any of you guys have had one or use one or have had any weird experience with it before.

 

 

Edited May 25, 2012 by Deidre Asada

[Chigens and Kay 3,832]

Seems like a waste of money to me.

 

Then again, I don't particularly believe in the paranormal (like ghosts and stuff).

[Shankveld 4,949]

[Bohtty 1,775]

I need you're help on this guys I am planning on getting a Ouija board but I am kinda nervous and afraid of getting one cause of the story's I have read about it. But I am wondering if any of you guys have had one or use one or have had any weird experience with it before.

 

 

 

Like chigens said, It's a waste of money. The "stories" are just people experiencing the placebo effect.

[DashPony 359]

I need you're help on this guys I am planning on getting a Ouija board but I am kinda nervous and afraid of getting one cause of the story's I have read about it. But I am wondering if any of you guys have had one or use one or have had any weird experience with it before.

 

 

 

 

Seems like most people on here don't believe in the paranormal. I however, do. I can tell you that this is

a bad idea..... seriously.

 

Some of the stories about it that you have read might be true. An ex of mine used a Ouija board once and it didn't end well. It was simple stuff at first, like kitchen cabinets opening by themselves, weird sounds, ect. Then one day she came home to find every single room in her house completely trashed....

[Deidre Asada 163]

Like chigens said, It's a waste of money. The "stories" are just people experiencing the placebo effect.

 

But it be fun to have for Halloween to scared people with. I remember my cousin use to have one and I was terrified to go to his room cause of it lol..

[Starshine 16,333]

Here ya go

 

What's awesome about Ouija boards is that the real reason it works is almost as spooky as the ghost explanation: You're actually communicating, not with the dead, but with the subconscious part of your brain.

"M...I...L...K...B...R...E...A...D... guys, I think my subconscious is really fucking boring."

Your hands move the piece across the Ouija board due to involuntary movements in your muscles, which are called the ideomotor effect. Basically, your brain can and will move your muscles without your express permission because, for the most part, your body kinda operates on autopilot anyway. It's just usually not brought to your attention (you'll notice it the next time a light stops working in a room, but you unconsciously keep flipping the switch every time you walk in anyway).

So with the Ouija board, you subconsciously think of a response to the question and your brain subtly moves the planchette where it wants it. Maybe not enough for it to work if you were using the board alone (though it is for some people -- it's likely how water dowsing works), but when you get a few people together and they're all subconsciously pulling, it creates the distinct sensation that the planchette is moving on its own accord.

 

source http://www.cracked.c...by-science.html

Edited May 25, 2012 by Weyland

[Bohtty 1,775]

Then one day she came home to find every single room in her house completely trashed....

 

T_T It's called a break in.

But it be fun to have for Halloween to scared people with. I remember my cousin use to have one and I was terrified to go to his room cause of it lol..

 

There is nothing supernatural about a oujia board. They are mass produced in a factory with machines. It doesn't take much to trick the body into feeling and seeing things that aren't there.

[DashPony 359]

T_T It's called a break in.

 

 

Uhh....no. It wasn't a break in. Doors were locked, windows were intact and locked.

[Bohtty 1,775]

Uhh....no. It wasn't a break in. Doors were locked, windows were intact and locked.

 

Maybe they had a key.

[DashPony 359]

Maybe they had a key.

 

......are you actually being serious? lol. The only person with a key was her. I'm sure her landlord had a key as well, but the landlord doing that would be very unlikely

 

If you don't believe in the paranormal, that's fine. I wasn't attempting to change your mind on the subject. In turn I expect the same courtesy from you. Otherwise you will come accross as extremely rude.

[Bohtty 1,775]

......are you actually being serious? lol. The only person with a key was her. I'm sure her landlord had a key as well, but the landlord doing that would be very unlikely

 

If you don't believe in the paranormal, that's fine. I wasn't attempting to change your mind on the subject. In turn I expect the same courtesy from you. Otherwise you will come accross as extremely rude.

 

I'm sorry I thought we were having a discussion about the ouija board and its connection to "paranormal" activities. I am sorry my discussion has offended you.

 

I'll take note for next time:

• People who post on forums arn't always game for honest discussion.
• One becomes rude if they debate a topic.

Thanks, Edited May 25, 2012 by Bohtty

[Deidre Asada 163]

Seems like most people on here don't believe in the paranormal. I however, do. I can tell you that this is

a bad idea..... seriously.

 

Some of the stories about it that you have read might be true. An ex of mine used a Ouija board once and it didn't end well. It was simple stuff at first, like kitchen cabinets opening by themselves, weird sounds, ect. Then one day she came home to find every single room in her house completely trashed....

 

 

 

Hey I was wondering if you ever had an encounter with the demon called ZoZo or if you have heard of that demon before.

[roomforapony 285]

I used Ouija boards for years when I was younger with my friends and believed all that paranormal jazz. Go ahead and get one! Try to go to an antique store and find an older one to set the mood better. But remember, it's a massed produced toy and nothing more. Nothing bad will happen to you or your friends, trust me. If it were real I'd have a butt load of angry ghosts and crap haunting me for the rest of my life for all the crap I asked, haha.

 

All the stories you hear from people aren't true. Either they started making themselves believe these things and started hallucinating from fear (which happened to me for years because that's exactly what I did when I believed. All of it went away when I stopped), or they are lying to try to sound cool.

[DashPony 359]

I'm sorry I thought we were having a discussion about the ouija board and its connection to "paranormal" activities. I am sorry my discussion has offended you.

 

I'll take note for next time:

• People who post on forums arn't always game for honest discussion.
• One becomes rude if they debate a topic.

Thanks,

 

First of all, you were not offending me. However your smart ass response just did. It was completely uncalled for. If this "debate" is going to continue it will be over private message. I will not continue this discussion on the forums.

Hey I was wondering if you ever had an encounter with the demon called ZoZo or if you have heard of that demon before.

 

Nope. But I try to not mess with stuff like that to be honest.

[NavelColt 22,880]

Bad fucking idea. Believing in the paranormal or not, I say don't take your chances, and do one of the two billion other things you can do to have fun.

[SrFrog 927]

The whole paranormal thing was just a ploy to sell the things in the first place so just go ahead and buy one already. Seems everyone forgot were these things even began.

[Starshine 16,333]

For a greater pleasure, it is highly advised that you replace a few rarely used words with some ponies' faces, preferably the mane six

[be my waifu 2,842]

 

I'll always associate Ouija boards with Calvin and Hobbes

[Marshmallow 1,137]

Worse way to waste your money. You might as well give your money to charity if you have too much of it and don't know what to do with it.

[Whiteshade 1,426]

Hey I was wondering if you ever had an encounter with the demon called ZoZo or if you have heard of that demon before.

 

I have a demon in my mind and his name is way cooler than "ZoZo"

[AnonyPoni 564]

I need you're help on this guys I am planning on getting a Ouija board but I am kinda nervous and afraid of getting one cause of the story's I have read about it. But I am wondering if any of you guys have had one or use one or have had any weird experience with it before.

 

 

 

 

I'm not into ghost stuff (I'm a bit scared of them), but if you really believe that stuff, go ahead....

 

But i would normally not recommend it, simply from a scientific standpoint (but in a way, with enough scientific tests with them, with controls and everything, you mightjust prove it?)

[cuteycindyhoney 13,307]

I need you're help on this guys I am planning on getting a Ouija board but I am kinda nervous and afraid of getting one cause of the story's I have read about it. But I am wondering if any of you guys have had one or use one or have had any weird experience with it before.

 

 

 

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[Chill Mists (Chilly) 801]

Uhh....no. It wasn't a break in. Doors were locked, windows were intact and locked.

 

It was ninjas. Duh.

[DashPony 359]

It was ninjas. Duh.

 

lol Of course. It was a herd of invisible ninja Pinkie Pies to be exact