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Thailand’s Ghostbusters
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Ghosts in Thailand are two a penny, or nowadays better described with the Thai baht currently showing great strength on the worlds currency exchange as one a baht. If you’ve been to Thailand and haven’t heard a ghost story then have you really been at all.
This week I picked up on a ghost story which I think should be shared with my readers. The ghost killing-gizmo that could change the world tells the tale of the Trisaksri Ghost Repellent (pictured right), a simple plug in device which the developers claim will rid your home of all ghosts. They even give a 100% guarantee.
The machine was developed in a ghost free laboratory in Bangkok on March 5th 2009 but since then has been withdrawn from the company’s range of products. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis may have had their own sophisticated weapons to capture ghouls in the hit 1984 American science fiction comedy film Ghost Busters, but I set out with my bare hands and numpty type brain to try and track down the truth behind the all amazing Ghost Repellent machine.
In respect for the company’s privacy in this matter I have decided to omit their name from my report. If you do wish to know the developer’s name then follow the link above.
The explanation of the machine’s method of disposing of the ghastly ghouls is best described by the company themselves. In their very own brand of laboratory English, prototype grammar and a grade of spelling which was born from Scrabble games played in big city ghettos, here are the company’s own words with an introduction and summary of the Ghost Repellent.
You or someone may have experience with ghost or devil after bought new second hand house from the former owner. Some houses may have bad spirit inside which will interfere your daily life unhappy and frighten your children. Finally many of you leave away the house and find a new home. We have a solution for you, “Trisaksri Ghost Repeller”. Just place this device in side your house and switch ON. All ghost and devil will leave away your home and won’t come back again. Now who run away, You or ghost ? Save money in finding a new home.
How it works ?
Trisaksri Ghost Repeller © composed of complex electronic circuit. The video camera was special designed to capture the invisible and inaudible signal generates from natural phenomenon such as ghost or spirit. The signal was then converted to radio signal and transmit to KILLER WAVE. The ghost spirit will be destroyed at this process. The device output is extreamly sensitive to changes of as little as 0.5% of the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field. Generally Ghost spirit usually emit weak natural electric field which can not be measured by normal meter or can not be responded by humen senses. The device has been designed to ignore the AC fields of power lines, appliances, etc. It only interact with ghost’s and animal spirit and no harm to humen health.
Before you grab your credit card and mobile, I best explain once more the $259 contraption is no longer on sale although I was offered the original prototype myself.
I sent out an email to the design team never expecting to receive anything back in a month of Sundays. The very next day (yesterday) I received an answer. My email asked how many Ghost Repellents they had sold. Here’s their reply. ( click to enlarge ).
Having never been woken from my nights sleep by the sound of a headless drummer boy standing at the end of my bed beating on a military drum, my reaction to their kind offer was a resounding no. On closer reading of the email I concluded the company had now expanded and were employing the use of a young uneducated secretary with hands the size of an Irish navvy and detached retinas.
Beyond The Mango Juice apologises for reporting this great invention after its withdrawal from public sale but don’t despair. The prototype team are currently working on a mosquito repellent.
My guess is it’s a CD with a sound loop and a 100% guarantee.
” Exterminate, exterminate, exterminate….”
If the Ghost Repellent company does read this report then I hope they view it in the spirit it’s meant.
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16 Responses to “Thailand’s Ghostbusters”
Hilarious! And a jewel of a find
I always wondered how they document ghost busting equipment. I mean, how do they test them out? Do they keep charts on how many ghosts each type of machine has busted (is that even the terminology?)
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Catherine thanks for the read, I tried digging it but messed it up and it won’t let me do it again, I’m hoping someone might bale me out on that one.
I don’t know how they document their research although my guess would be in very bad English. I kept the post fairly short and didn’t include the claim that the Ghost Repellent machine can tell the difference between good and bad ghosts. You’ve guessed right, it doesn’t zap the good guys. If my Google AdSense earnings improve I might buy the prototype for Wonderful Wi although it didn’t mention anything about ghostly dogs driving samlors.
Great find HD, I am sure MTF would love one. In fact maybe the Thai army would too since it seems to fit into the same category as their bomb detector!
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Mike I was actually going to drag the Brit bomb detection thing into the post but decided to keep it short. Cynical minds must think alike.
Martyn talking about GREAT minds thinking alike. Check out MTPB.
I’ve worked in a link for your Thailand Ghostbusters into the post but the feed is not picking up on this comment yet.
I may well have to revise my thoughts on Ghosts and Spirits in Thailand!
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I’m surprised they didn’t sell any. I know people who spend a fortune on water-purifiers that work (?) in a similar way. The water still tastes the same but their electricity bill is enornmous.
An ejoyable read — where do you find this stuff? (OK, I won’t force you to reveal your sources)
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Martyn , Wow I could really use one of those machines over here in Whang Pho , what with all the Thai’s and Pow’s killed and tortured during the building of the bridge and hell fire pass ,the folks around here are all the time seeing ghost and hearing them cry in the night , I think with one of those we could make a mint riding the folks of their unwanted guest . Malcolm
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hoo don what a great little piece of kit i can see myself getting one for the wife but i need a portable version with so many spooks in the land of smiles and i don’t mean 70 year old ex CIA operatives
what with having to sleep a certain way round in the bedroom this could be a great addition to any falangs travel bag
when you meet a new girl you can show here your device its sure to impress her
i have just got the sound from ghost-busters going around in my head at the moment
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Mike I checked out your photo blog and thanks for the link. I’m surprised the Ghost Repellent didn’t sell as Thai’s are quite gullible when it comes to superstitions and other such things. Maybe they’re tweaking the machine for a super deluxe version.
Lawrence I’m always amazed at the amount of people here in the UK who spend money on bottled water, my step mother is one of them.
I found this one on the Thailand-UK forum (a very friendly bunch) and couldn’t resist writing it my own way.
Malcolm the machine only kills the bad ghosts and so all the Thai and POW ghosts would be safe, though the Japanese ones would get zapped. I’m surprised they didn’t make a mint with this one, especially in Thailand. Stick to selling wine it’s a much safer bet.
John nice to hear from you, glad you could break yourself away from Twitter and all the other social networking sites you use to promote BTMJ and many other peoples blogs. You’re a diamond geezer.
I hope you don’t mean you sleep with your feet on the pillow, rather you sleep facing a certain way. If Wilai gets hold of this story (she tends not to read BTMJ unless one of the dogs has a photo on it) the village house electric bill is going to soar and there won’t be a ghost left in Soi Buffalao. Cheers bud.
Ohh. I need one of these for the house. That way the wife can sleep without the TV on when I’m not at the house.
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Loki I think every house in Thailand needs one. It amazes me that Wilai has a fear of ghosts and yet she can go to bed and leave the back door unlocked. Amazing.
Martyn, I don’t know how I missed this post before…I love it. I would love to be part of any startup company marketing the device as they would become rich…even though I’m still working on my ultimate nipple whitening formula.
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Talen that is a formula not only worth working on but also applying yourself during the development and testing stages. If you do pull it off I’ll be the one with the begging bowl camped outside your multi million baht country home, just a small weekend retreat of course.