Ghost Asylum
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Ghost Asylum may be the most embarrassingly silly ghost hunting TV series ever produced. The show follows the exploits of a group of Tennessee ghost hunters attempting to capture spirits using funky DIY "ghost traps" that typically consist of astonishingly dumb or potentially lethal combinations of high voltage electricity and flammable materials.
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[edit] Traps
- In one episode, the gang constructs an electrified frame made from chicken wire which they lash up to solar panels and a battery/capacitor circuit, theorizing that "ghosts are energy" and will somehow get sucked into the gadget.[1]
- Another episode features them building a big ass electric battery in the shape of a pyramid (because everyone knows pyramid shapes are magical) and attaching it to a Tesla coil and a "containment crystal", hoping that ghosts will be attracted to the battery, get zapped by the coil, and somehow stored in the crystal.[2]
- Yet another episode finds them combining a 120V AC industrial wet-dry vacuum lined with reflective foil, burning sage, and a bucket of sulfur (which accidentally catches fire). Their reasoning: "evil spirits" will be attracted to the sulfur, mingle with the burning sage, and get sucked up into the vacuum.[3]
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“”“The theory is that ghosts are feeding off the battery’s energy so that they can try to manifest themselves. By using a solar panel, we could reverse this by sucking the spirit’s energy back into a battery.”[4]
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[edit] Disclaimer
An unintentionally ironic title at the beginning of each show warns viewers that "chasing ghosts without proper training will get you killed".
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Trapping a Ghost with Solar Panels | Ghost Asylum. YouTube. 2014 Sep 21.
- ↑ Charlinda Robinson. 'Ghost Asylum' Recap for Old Ironton Psychiatric Hospital. Examiner.com. 2014 Oct 6.
- ↑ Ghost Asylum – St Vincent’s Mental Asylum – S01E04. RottenWorks. 2014 Oct 1.
- ↑ Neil Genzlinger Getting a Real Charge Out of Ghostly Visitations New York Times. 2014 Sept. 5.