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In this episode of Penn and Teller: Bullsh**! the guys take a look into the world of ouija boards and how people are fooled into thinking they are really contacting spirits. They show how easy it is to move it without realizing that you are the one doing it yourself! There are no spirits here!
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''Also featured is the concept of Near death experiences, or NDEs. P&T examine how the chemicals in your brain are really performing all the magic and expose the scumbags making money off them.''''Special Guest Experts include:''''James Whinnery, MD, PhD (Manager, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center)''Christian Day (Elder of Salem Witchcraft)''Molly Stewart (Salem Ghost Tour Guide)''Loren Pankratz, PhD (Psychologist)''Jan Price (Author)''Raymond Moody (Author)''Shawn Porier (High Priest of Salem Witchcraft)''Sandra Mariah Power (High Priestess of Salem Witchcraft)''Christof Koch, PhD (Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at Caltech)''Frank Manis (President, Greater Hollywood Paranormal Society)''John Price (Author)''Barry Beyerstein, PhD (Psychology Professor, Simon Fraser University)''Robert Murch (Ouija Collector, Designer of Cryptique)moreless
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''Also featured is the concept of Near death experiences, or NDEs. P&T examine how the chemicals in your brain are really performing all the magic and expose the scumbags making money off them.''''Special Guest Experts include:''''James Whinnery, MD, PhD (Manager, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center)''Christian Day (Elder of Salem Witchcraft)''Molly Stewart (Salem Ghost Tour Guide)''Loren Pankratz, PhD (Psychologist)''Jan Price (Author)''Raymond Moody (Author)''Shawn Porier (High Priest of Salem Witchcraft)''Sandra Mariah Power (High Priestess of Salem Witchcraft)''Christof Koch, PhD (Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at Caltech)''Frank Manis (President, Greater Hollywood Paranormal Society)''John Price (Author)''Barry Beyerstein, PhD (Psychology Professor, Simon Fraser University)''Robert Murch (Ouija Collector, Designer of Cryptique)moreless
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ADD TRIVIA- When Penn spins Teller in the chair during the centrifuge discussion in the NDE section, the viewer can see little green weights strapped to the bottom of the chair. This is because, as seen in an outtake on the season one dvd, Penn once spun Teller in the chair WITHOUT the weights, causing the chair to quickly fall over and spill Teller onto the ground. Teller quickly got back up and sat back in the chair for the next take. Edit
- In a promo for the second season of the show (available on the second season dvd), Penn points out that they were incorrect in this episode when they claimed that witches were burned in Salem, Massachusetts while discussing the history of Salem. In his own words, "Turns out there were no women burned in Salem as witches. Sure, there were 19 hanged, 55 beaten into confession, and one person pressed to death, but not ONE was burned. So, we apologize to anyone injured by our negligence." Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Moody: In a field like the paranormal, where the problems are conceptual and not yet scientific, you make a tremendous mistake in deciding that you're gonna be either a believer or a disbeliever, and really, the believers and the disbelievers, in my opinion, are the same group. Penn: NO THEY'RE NOT! The believers are either people who have had confusing experiences or folks out to make a buck! The nonbelievers are scientists or professors! Edit
- Penn: We hate to seem like we don't trust every nut with a story, but there's medical evidence we can point to, and DANCE,while shouting taunting phrases at..."truthseekers"...like Raymond. Edit
- Penn: [on the Prices] They're the Faith Hill and Tim McGraw of Wackville! Edit
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