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    I had an interesting experience in an abandoned residential school I broke into with my friends when I was a teenager. The first time I went, we broke down the barricades nailed over the windows, and once inside found it to be full of old classroom stuff. There were tons of spooky moments we all collectively shared from that night (feeling like someone was watching us from different class rooms, a dense and fearful energy in the cages found in the basement, a super ominous feeling in the small crawlspace, and voices heard in hallways etc) I decided to return with my friends after about 6 times, but the second time around it would seem far more people broke in, a lot more barriers were torn down, a lot of classroom items taken. that second time none of the intense energies seemed to be there,.almost like the place hollowed out I’m not sure obviously if it was just Me less scared of the place coming back the second time, but I do feel like I have some extra sensory perception, and it was honestly really interesting to feel the difference in vibes, almost like when more people entered and took more stuff, the energies left through the open windows and broken down doors along with them.

  • Maybe… Depends on how you believe in ghosts. Some beliefs say wood can hold the spirits, so if that’s what you think I imagine replacing the ghost filled wood would remove the ghosts.

    If you don’t believe in ghosts at all, well, then this is kind of a weird thing to ask. 🤷‍♂️

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    Probably not, because when one piece gets replaced the ghosts in the surrounding pieces inhabit the new piece before another piece can be replaced.

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    I heard a ghost story about a college dorm that caught on fire and burned to the ground. The school rebuilt it but the floors were spaced differently so the ghost would appear at the old floor’s level. So half a ghost popping up through the floor or little ghost legs popping down for the ceiling.

    It seems to me that ghost location is relative to sea level. Maybe they attach to the closest neat rock in the case of a fire. Anyway, tumbling them for several weeks seems to detach the ghosts because my rock collection shows no signs of apparitions.

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    What if they’re haunting the physical location and not just the building? I’ll have to check the ghost handbook.

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    Since ghosts aren’t real and were never there to begin with, they can’t really “go away”, so I’m going to say no.

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    It depends on how quickly each piece is replaced. It takes some time for the ghost to attach to new boatds and beams. And thats of course not considering haunted indian burial grounds, creepy mirrors or goth chicks moving in, that yhrows the calculations way off.

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    ghosts are like fungus in the timber, sure you can replace every part one-by-one and they go away, but miss one and the smell won’t go out and re-infect the whole house. so it’s not really worth it.

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    New ghost busting method: just keep replacing floorboards one at a time until you find the one that the ghost is attached to, then send it to landfill.

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        Build an entire new home all out of materials from previous haunted houses with ghosts attached to them and have them brawl it out battle royale style. Every nail, Every board, Every strut should come with a ghost.

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          I actually love this idea as the big boss for a paranormal investigation table top. Have the villain of the story build a haunted mansion out if stollen ghosts.

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    Ghost stories are about haunted and damaged people. Not actual ghosts. So no, the individual/s being haunted would still be haunted.