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The last time I used a ouija board I was vomiting pea soup for a month after.
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I thought Houdini proved these things were a load of crap a century ago.
If you really want proof that it works, try this. Have any and all users of the ouija board blindfolded before sitting down. Seat them at a table and only when they're seated and unable to see have a neutral third party place the board on the table. Have the neutral third party record any and all messages received without communicating to the participants during the session in any way. If the ouija board is a true method of communicating with spirits, the participants shouldn't need to see the board; even if you argue that the spirits are using the senses of the individuals present in some way (a claim that is backed by no evidence whatsoever, although to be fair neither is the ouija board itself) that shouldn't present an obstacle since the proceedings are still being directly observed. If you get an intelligible message, that could be considered evidence for the validity of the practice. If, on the other hand, all that's produced is gibberish, that would be a strong indicator that ouija boards are simply a toy, as most skeptics claim.
Note that in order for the test to be valid, a board with no tactile features should be used and should be placed only after the participants are seated. The participants will need assistance in finding the planchette, which is to be expected. The ideal board would be a new one with which the participants are not familiar with at all, so as not to skew the results with the participant's expectations.
If anyone's interested I'll be more than happy to explain the science involved (it's not necessarily always someone having a lark) but really, a quick google search can come up with all the same information I'm able to provide.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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