Ghost in the machine

Want one of these?:

Only 22,000 baht.

Quite a lot of cash for something that looks nothing like the latest wanky offering from Bang and Olufsen. Well, it’s worth it, because it repels ghosts! Read the details:

You or someone may have experience with ghost or devil after bought new second haunted 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 the magic little machine works? Ghost spirits usually emit a weak natural electric field:

Trisaksri Ghost Repeller © composed of complex electronic circuit. It generates KILLER WAVE and mix with low static electric multiple fiend “Natural” EM/Microwave. The device output is extreamly sensitive to changes of as little as 0.5% of the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field. 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.

She who must be obeyed, along with most Thais, is a firm believer in ghosts (and lucky numbers and horoscopes and karma anything that might be remotely labelled as superstition). She will no doubt want a couple of these to be positioned around the condo to deal with the bumps that we hear in the night which always occur just after the cats decide to chase each other across the furniture. She is going to be disappointed.

Comments 🔗

2009-03-06 | todd says

holy crap tell me you didn’t pay 22k for that!

2009-03-06 | Spike says

I must admit that the sale of some surfing gear left me with almost 22k a couple of weeks ago. It was a difficult choice. Either get a crappy box which did nothing except threaten spontaneous combustion once it was plugged in, or a new windsurfing sail.

The agony of choice.

The new sail is very nice.

2009-03-08 | Moonman says

That’s hysterical! The Thai version of snake oil! Give the guy who came up with this cockamame idea a gold star for creativeness! Play on their fear of ghosts…funny stuff indeed!

2009-03-10 | mart says

Looks like a fan made in the Sowjet Union. If they had bought the patent, they sure would have been able to build in the on/off switch upright though…

2009-03-10 | Spike says

The slightly inaccurate placement is designed to confuse the ghosts.

2009-03-10 | mart says

Did ghosts experience a credit crunch too by the way? If not I might be interested in building a shield which protects against micro waves emitted by the Sowjet Union fan.

2009-03-10 | Wenthworth says

That looks as if its made from cardboard.

2009-03-10 | Spike says

Yes, but it’s Executive Cardboard.

2009-03-10 | mart says

They wanted to use kevlar but the latest studies showed that cardboard is the most repulsive material for ghosts.

2009-03-11 | Spike says

I certainly find it repulsive.