Ectoplasm
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- In cell biology, ectoplasm ("outer plasma") refers to the outer regions of the cytoplasm of a cell. Ectoplasm typically contains a smaller amount of protein granules and other organic compounds than inner cytoplasm, also referred to as endoplasm.
- In parapsychology, ectoplasm is the name given to a hypothetical form of dense bio-energy liberated by living things which is claimed to make possible the materialisation of ghosts and psychokinesis. The term ectoplasm was used in a similar sense in the 1984 film Ghostbusters. In the early twentieth century, photographs claiming to show ectoplasm were occasionally published; these were largely shown to be fraudulent. Template:Fact Often the medium would have concealed cheesecloth or a similar substance about their person to produce at an appropriate moment. Template:Fact Numerous studies were carried out in the 1950s and 60s to attempt to prove the existence of ectoplasm, including experiments by spiritualists who have attempted to show that ectoplasm projects itself from people during meditation. Template:Fact
- Ectoplasm is also a term used to describe the vapour appearing on the wings of an aircraft when it is performing high-energy manoeuvres. Typically this effect is seen by most people at airshows during modern jet fighter aerobatic displays. See also St. Elmo's Fire. This effect also has other names in other parts of the world. The study of this effect was the focus of the famous Philadelphia experiment.
- Ectoplasm is also one of the many cocktails made with vodka.
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