Science ca n’t explicate thaumaturgy – but that does n’t mean scientific discipline ca n’t observe it . Modern fancy is full of cool gizmos that can key sources of mystical index … and even track them down . Here ’s our list .
Everything in Ghostbusters . This is the movie that perfect the magic - handling gadgets motive , from the “ spook sniffer ” to the ghost detector , to the ecto - goggles , to the giga - meter … pretty much any sort of gizmo you might involve to estimate out the location of an evil spirit , Egon whips up at one peak or another . And they all look awe-inspiring , as a bonus .
The BTRS detector inThe Middleman . Our studly science herousesa BTRS ( Beyond The Realm Of Science ) sensor to scan for thing that are , well … beyond the realm of science . As Wendy says : “ Handy . ”
The Dragon Detector from Questors by Joan Lennon . In Lennon ’s phantasy novel , our torpedo Bryn has a contraption called a “ flying dragon detector ” which generate off an awful disturbance when the dragon Dagrod come near it . As Brynexplainsto Dagrod , “ manifestly you give off a sort of radiation , and if I need to know if you were around , or come nigher , or something , this would say me … ”
The EMF detector , from Supernatural . Turns out that ghost and other nasties give off electromagnetic fields , which you may discover with a handy gadget . So in almost every episode of Supernatural , Dean Winchester whips out his blink whizbang at some full point . Which is very DIY , as Sam discovers in “ Phantom Traveler ” :
Sam : What is that ?
James Byron Dean : It ’s an EMF m . It read electromagnetic frequencies .
surface-to-air missile : Yeah , I know what an EMF Meter is , but why does that one look like a bust up walkman ?
doyen : Cause that ’s what I made it out of . It ’s homemade .
Sam : Yeah , I can see that .
mass actuallyuse these thing in real living , and the guys on Ghost Hunters also use a similar rig to attend for ghostwriter signature tune . And I lovethese gizmos .
Tricorder fromStar Trek . The crew of the Enterprise frequently visits worlds where deception , of some variety , come along to work , admit in the episode “ Catspaw ” and the animated installment “ The Magicks Of Megas - Tu . ” Frequently , even if these magical mind - vigor are not susceptible to human engineering , they can be tracked to their source using Spock ’s tricorder , and some skilful old human ingeniousness .
The " Ectoplex " Paranormal Energy Detector , fromSabrina The Teenage Witch . It zero in on extrasensory vitality fields and supernatural phenomena , as you could see in this clip ( around the four - bit mark ):
Dragon RadarfromDragonball . It ’s used to find the mystical dragon balls which muster the wish - granting dragon Shenron when you meet all seven of them together .
The Spook Detector in Caballistics , Inc. , a comedian that ’s been run in British anthology serial 2000 A.D. since 2002 . One of the paranormal investigators in the newly privatise Department Q is Hannah Chapter , who comes equip with her own “ spook sensing element . ”
Vampire Detector in Tales From The Crypt , “ Fare Tonight . ” Two young girls , Mildred and Camille , decide to become amateur vampire hunter , and so they construct their own homemade “ vampire sensor ” gunslinger , in this 1993 episode . And here ’s a picture of a coolheaded Steampunk vampire detectorthat someone built as part of a costume .
The Emergency Detector in Ultraman . The Science Patrol all wear special tie-up - pin which flash and react when a teras gets too tight . This is their “ emergency brake detector . ”
So what did we miss ?
Additional reporting by Alasdair Wilkins .
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