Tesla believed he made contact with something beyond death. His machine wasn’t just theory—you can replicate it. But should you?
In this episode of Cursed Journeys, we dive into one of the strangest chapters in tech history—when two of the world’s most brilliant minds, Tesla and Thomas Edison, tried to tune into the afterlife using experimental machines.Crystal radios, ghost frequencies, EVP… this isn’t science fiction.
These are real patents, real experiments, and real claims made by the men who helped build the modern world.
Why did Tesla say the voices “positively terrified” him?What happened to Edison’s Ghost Phone prototype?Why are modern paranormal investigators still using the same ideas today?
This story is packed with weird science, unsettling experiments, and a device you can try yourself—if you’re brave enough.
This isn’t a ghost story. It’s stranger than that.
This is part of our Contact Trilogy. Watch all three and see if you can make the connection between them all.
EPISODES:
He Tried to Summon a Goddess. Then Blew Himself Apart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OhsCqFbmJw&t=335s
He Built a Spaceship. Then Vanished Without a Trace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niDskr7LWos
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Tesla and Edison Search for the Frequency of the Dead
0:34 – When Tesla and Edison Worked Together
1:44 – The War of Currents Begins
2:16 – The First Law of Thermodynamics (And Why It Matters)
3:05 – Tesla’s Spirit Radio: The Build Begins
3:23 – Tesla Claims He Heard the Dead
3:44 – Edison Builds the “Ghost Phone”
4:45 – The Ghost Phone Disappears Without a Trace
5:06 – Tesla Hears Whispering Voices
6:37 – “There Was Something... Terrifying”
7:50 – Spiritualism Born from War and Grief
8:18 – Modern Paranormal Tech Still Uses This
8:27 – How to Build a Spirit Radio (Yes, Really)
9:24 – One Last “I Love You”
10:04 – Duck Hunt! (If You Know, You Know)
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