Duncan MacDougall’s Scale

Duncan MacDougall’s Scale


Origin	Duncan MacDougall
Type	Scale
Effects	Temporarily removes a person’s ‘soul’ and restores it 21 seconds later.
Downsides	Permanently removes the ‘soul’ of any animal.
Activation	Having a person on it.
Collected by	Warehouse 13
Section	Noosphere-28N
Aisle	Discidium-895E
Shelf	47454-3659-110
Date of Collection	April 23, 1921
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Origin[]

Duncan MacDougall was a physician who resided in Massachusetts that tested to see that at the moment a person died, whether they lost mass because their soul had left the body. He took six patients dying of tuberculosis and weighed them on a scale and waited for death to take them. He measured that the average difference of mass lost on death, equated to 21 grams. He tried breathing hard to see if it would offset the scale, but that did not happen. To prove humans possessed souls, he did the same procedure with dogs because he believed dogs lacked a soul. His tests saw no change in mass, which proved to him humans have souls while animals like dogs don’t. His experiments have never been re-tested or his results verified.

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When a person gets on top of the scale, they have their ‘soul’ leave their body for a time, to return exactly 21 seconds later. People who have used it have sworn to not speak of things witnessed during the time elapsed. A warning to agents is to not place animals on it, as it removes their ‘soul’ from them permanently.

Spectral Artifacts
Poltergeist Activity	Christine Skubish's Toy Blocks • El Cerrito Ouija Board • Annabelle Doll • Carmine Galante’s Cigar • Fox Sister's Séance Table • Robert the Doll • Albert Fish's Whip of Nails • John, King of England's Throne • Lalibela Processional Cross • Delphine LaLaurie's Whip • Carrie White's Prom Dress • Aladdin's Lamp • Soviet Launch Code Floppy Disk
Apparitions	Spanish Flag from the Battle of Rocroi • Scorpus' Chariot • Charles B. McVay III's Life Jacket • Air Raid Siren from Pearl Harbor • Soren S. Adams' Jam Jar • Spartacus’ Armor • Sulla's Grass Crown • Dog Leash From the Woolworth Riots • Franz Ferdinand's Jacket • Bull Summoning China Cabinet • Anna Baker's Wedding Dress • Wilton Ivie's Notebook • Patient 16 (Athens Asylum)'s Toy Car • Candle from the Conspirators Camp • Trunk from Bramshill House • Myrtles Plantation's Noose • Fall of Saigon Metal Staircase • E. J. Pennington's Motorcycle Motor • Dinner Table & Chairs from Dinner For One • Alphonse Cahagnet's Magnets • The Arnolfini Mirror • Jar of Greek Funeral Beans • Lazare Ponticelli’s Shoebox • Steam Locomotive from the Burma Railway • Robert Charroux's Metal Detector • Original 'LAND' of the HOLLYWOODLAND Sign • Masquerade Chrysoprase Pendant • Norman Babcock's Hoodie • Yogiraj Bengali's Cobra Basket
Haunting / Curses	Chief Tecumseh's Robes • "The Exorcist" Final Edit • Whodunnit? Kitchen Knife • James Dean's 1955 Prosche 550 Spyder, aka "Little Bastard" • The Basano Vase • The Hope Diamond • William Sianis' Goat Horns • Firewood from the Execution of Jacques De Molay • The Delphi Sapphire • Alchemist's Curse • Laughing Moai • African Ngil Fang Mask • Vogue Theater Projector Lens • Third Step from Bobby Mackey's Music World • Nordic Rune Stone • RonRon's Grave • Axeman of New Orleans' Phonograph • Silverpilen
Possession	Stingy Jack's Turnip Lantern • Niccolo Paganini's Father's Birch Rod • Meshach Browning’s Turkey Quill • Elisha's Mantle • Voodoo Doll from the Haitian Revolution • Mary Todd Lincoln's Gloves
Invisibility	Ian Fleming's Pistol • Amber Spyglass • Linda's IrisPhone • Vincenzo Peruggia's Smock • Theodor Seuss Geisel's Grinch Santa Hat • Invisibility Formulation • Hades' Helm • Michael Fagan's T-Shirt • Grigory Vakulinchuk's Sailor Cap • Bass Reeves' Marshal Badge • Marcel Marceau's White Gloves • Irena Sendlerowa's Dreidel • H.G. Wells' Opera Glasses • Zachary Taylor's Coat Button • Aldrich Ames' Chalk • Henry Every's Parasol • Ring of Gyges • Where's Waldo Misprint • T.E. Lawrence's Thawb Robe • Wooden Fence from Dealey Plaza • Elsie Wright’s Camera • Valeri Polyakov's Blood Pressure Cuff • Epicurus' Molecular Models • George Stokes’ Fluorite • Black Oni Mask • Sergei Korsakoff's Ruble Coin • The Hunt for the Red October • Harry Houdini's Skeleton Key • Teresa of Avila's Cross Necklace • To Kill A Mockingbird • Tina Strobos' Pocket • Paddy Barrie’s Stove and Brushes • Hal Blaine's Drum Stick • Tarnhelm
Intangibility	The Sword in the Stone • General Store from Agloe, New York • Fading Picture Frame • The Great Omani's Handcuffs • Tobias Bamberg's Okito Box • James Hutton's Overcoat • Pete Conrad's Space Boots • Baychimo Ship’s Wheel • Orion P. Howe’s Drum • Ian Fleming's Pistol • Ibn Battuta's Besom • Corrupted Zalgo Computers • Subcomandante Marcos' Balaclava • Ed Walsh's Spitball • Cotton Club Matchbox • Hassan-i Sabbah's Turban
Soul Manipulation	Walter Halloran’s Crucifix • Christina the Astonishing's Thurible • Bound and Stuffed Doll • Yahrzeit Candle Holder • Confucius' Lantern • Sugar Skull • Aristotle's Lyre • Duncan MacDougall’s Scale • Paschal Beverly Randolph's Crystal Ball • Eliphas Levi's Pentagram • Silap Inua Totem • Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's Topi Taqiyah and Charpai • Chimariko Tribe Shaman Drum • Pope Leo XIII's Rosary • Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' Talisman • Kuttamuwa’s Stele • The Western Jin's Hunping Jar • Norbert Wiener's Tape Recorder • Confucius' Lantern • King Solomon's Cattle Spine • Mary of Jesus of Ágreda's Rosary Necklace • Orpheus' Lyre • James Cook's Mahiole and Feather Cloak
Voice Projection	Amanda Palmer's Ukulele • Recording of the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion • Klaus Nomi's Bowtie • Duncan Campbell's Lodestone Collection • Vladimir Gavreau's Fan Blade • Mirra Alfassa's Prayer Rug • Marian Anderson's Hair Pins • Cesira Ferrani's Atomizer • Claude Alexander Conlin's Thought Control Turban • Pythia's Tripod • Doña Marina's Robe • Anne Frank's Diary and Ribbon Bookmark • Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone Wire
Miscellaneous	Davenport Brothers' Seance Ropes • The Flying Dutchman • Edward Weston's Lightbulb • Marcel Vogel's Crystal • T.S. Eliot's Food Bowl • Alfred George Hinds' Prison Uniform • Camille Flammarion's Flammarion Engraving
Popular Culture	M.R. James' Glasses • Danny Phantom's Hazmat suit • Original 8mm Film Reel of 'Poltergeist' • Ghostbuster Proton Pack • Katie’s Security Camera

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