Poltergeists and telekinesis

[boingo82]

I was thinking about poltergeists and telekinesis the other day, and, well, if you were telekinetic and could move stuff with your mind, what happens if your neck gets broken and you're a quadriplegic? (This is assuming, of course, that one believes in telekinesis and poltergeists.) As a telekinetic, you could, in theory, think really hard about moving your arm and move it with mind power instead of muscles - or you could just move the muscles with mind power. Also, about those people who discover telekinesis by accident...what if you didn't KNOW you were telekinetic, and were rendered quadriplegic, and you were one of those "miracle" people who doesn't get paralyzed or who regains movement but the truth is you're just telekinetic and don't know it?

About the poltergeists, if there are conscious spirits that can move stuff around, and they usually use their powers to scare/torture/annoy people, why don't we have "helper" poltergeists? I mean a poltergeist that haunts, say, a paralyzed or sick person, fetches food, cooks for them, plays checkers with them, etc. This could be really handy, like those "helper" monkeys for paralyzed people, but they don't poop on the floor and you don't have to feed them.

[Toksin]

Originally posted by boingo82
About the poltergeists, if there are conscious spirits that can move stuff around, and they usually use their powers to scare/torture/annoy people, why don't we have "helper" poltergeists? I mean a poltergeist that haunts, say, a paralyzed or sick person, fetches food, cooks for them, plays checkers with them, etc. This could be really handy, like those "helper" monkeys for paralyzed people, but they don't poop on the floor and you don't have to feed them.

That would 0wn.

[taranaki]

Originally posted by boingo82


About the poltergeists, if there are conscious spirits that can move stuff around, and they usually use their powers to scare/torture/annoy people,

Indeed.Ever wonder why the 1/2" ring spanner falls into the dark corners of the chassis just when you go to grab it off the air filter?ever wonder who loosens the oil filter 1/4 turn just before you test-run the engine?ever wonder why a bottle of brake fluid will always mysteriously fall over if left within splattering range of your paintwork?ever wondered where that full tank of gas disappeared to?Ever wonder who slammed the door while the keys were still in the ignition?

It's them.They're evil.They are the ghosts of Lada mechanics come to torture the world for laughing at them.

[Oz]

Originally posted by taranaki


Indeed.Ever wonder why the 1/2" ring spanner falls into the dark corners of the chassis just when you go to grab it off the air filter?ever wonder who loosens the oil filter 1/4 turn just before you test-run the engine?ever wonder why a bottle of brake fluid will always mysteriously fall over if left within splattering range of your paintwork?ever wondered where that full tank of gas disappeared to?Ever wonder who slammed the door while the keys were still in the ignition?

It's them.They're evil.They are the ghosts of Lada mechanics come to torture the world for laughing at them.

No, Naki, that's your wife who just increased your life insurance.

[Toksin]

Elaborating on my earlier post:

"Get me a beer!"

*WoooOooOoOooOoOooo* - *beer comes floating into living room*

[YogsVR4]

The subject could equally be called "halucinations and bullshit" :finger:

[freakray]

Originally posted by taranaki

....ever wondered where that full tank of gas disappeared to?

Your wife must have been driving the car

[Sean]

Originally posted by boingo82


if there are conscious spirits that can move stuff around, and they usually use their powers to scare/torture/annoy people,

i know i would. If i had telekentic powers, i would use it to piss people off.