We have an ouija board in our house that is actually passed down from many years ago. I think it was from the 30's/40's. It's real old looking and kind of adds to the creepiness of it. Anyways, when I was younger around 12 or 13 I would use it with my friends. My mom always told me to respect it and not fool around with it (she's not a wack or anything, I guess it's just what she was always told as a kid). I noticed when I used it with friends that took it seriously, it would work quickly and spell out clear messages but when my friends who would giggle and fool around with it used the board it would take forever and just spell out random words. I really don't know what to believe about it. I guess it is possible that the user subconsciously spells out what they want to see but sometimes the eye piece would move so fast that I swear there's no way that anyone could be doing it mentally. I sure don't think I would use one today...