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Get it together, Spirits (Ouija Boards‪)‬ Zero Percent Scared

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Should Kelly burn an Ouija board? Should Sarah chill the eff out and let Kelly burn an Ouija board?
Sarah's note - no, friends don't let friends become possessed by evil.
On this episode, we cover the history of the scariest piece of cardboard in existence -- the OUIJA BOARD! Join us for disturbing tales of people consumed by Ouija board addiction, and stay for the fascinating science! 
Email us -- stories@zeropercentscared.com -- we would love to hear from you!
You can also check out the website: www.zeropercentscared.com 
 Kelly's science links: 
Review of ideo-motor action: Stock & Stock (2004): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14685855 Ouija experiment: Gauchou et al., 2012: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810012000402 Faraday's Ouija Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=88&v=cma5Zn7xrWU  Other things we talk about in the episode: 
Wild thing Podcast (it's about bigfoot, not Ouija, but it is so good, guys): https://www.foxtopus.ink/wildthing/ The Fox sisters - a sad story of kids taken advantage of: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/11/04/in-the-joints-of-their-toes/
The Ouija board possession that inspired the exorcist:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe Ouija's perplexing rules: https://www.museumoftalkingboards.com/ouistit.html The complete Gulf Breeze 6 predictions: https://unbelievable.fandom.com/wiki/Complete_list_of_predictions_from_the_Gulf_Breeze_6 The Zozo Phenomenon: https://www.amazon.com/Zozo-Phenomenon-Darren-Evans/dp/1942157118

Should Kelly burn an Ouija board? Should Sarah chill the eff out and let Kelly burn an Ouija board?
Sarah's note - no, friends don't let friends become possessed by evil.
On this episode, we cover the history of the scariest piece of cardboard in existence -- the OUIJA BOARD! Join us for disturbing tales of people consumed by Ouija board addiction, and stay for the fascinating science! 
Email us -- stories@zeropercentscared.com -- we would love to hear from you!
You can also check out the website: www.zeropercentscared.com 
 Kelly's science links: 
Review of ideo-motor action: Stock & Stock (2004): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14685855 Ouija experiment: Gauchou et al., 2012: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810012000402 Faraday's Ouija Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=88&v=cma5Zn7xrWU  Other things we talk about in the episode: 
Wild thing Podcast (it's about bigfoot, not Ouija, but it is so good, guys): https://www.foxtopus.ink/wildthing/ The Fox sisters - a sad story of kids taken advantage of: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/11/04/in-the-joints-of-their-toes/
The Ouija board possession that inspired the exorcist:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe Ouija's perplexing rules: https://www.museumoftalkingboards.com/ouistit.html The complete Gulf Breeze 6 predictions: https://unbelievable.fandom.com/wiki/Complete_list_of_predictions_from_the_Gulf_Breeze_6 The Zozo Phenomenon: https://www.amazon.com/Zozo-Phenomenon-Darren-Evans/dp/1942157118

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