How Does the Proton Pack Work? | The History and Physics of Ghostbusters Equipment

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It's time to get ready for Ghostbusters: Afterlife! Where would the Ghostbusters be without their iconic Proton Packs? So many have wanted to use one and built their own but is there any science behind the fiction? Strap on your packs as we travel back to what first inspired Dan Aykroyd and how instrumental these tools were even in the earliest ideas of Ghostbusters. We go through the evolution of this quintessential tool through scripts, concept art, and the final prop creation. From there, we take the in-universe physics and break down what makes up ectoplasmic entities and how subatomic particles play a part in capturing them. We break down step-by-step the process each part of the pack plays in powering and producing protons.
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@dbsti3006 2 года назад

The nerdiness of all this is why I fell in love with Ghostbusters lore. A bunch of scientists booted out of their university work and called quacks. Then they come up with all these tools and start a short lived enterprise of capturing ghosts. I loved it. Even Afterlife was nerdy enough for me.

@heythere135 3 года назад

I was literally just having a "real world physics" conversation with my buddy about how a proton pack could really work by canon design. I can't wait to show him this. This is the coolest attempt at explaining the proton pack I have ever seen. Great work!

@ninjox 2 года назад

I want an update!

@FearZoo 9 месяцев назад

This channel is great for us super fans. Also, props to Dan Akroyd, Reitman, Ramis and everyone involved. Absolutely one of the best movies ever put to film..

@Saint_nobody 4 года назад

This channel is criminally underrated.

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

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@SniffHeinkel 4 года назад

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@Saint_nobody 4 года назад

@@SniffHeinkel don't have either and others. Sorry, I'm not very sociable.

@Dargonhuman 4 года назад

@@SniffHeinkel What did you think they meant by "summon a demon"?

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@psychodfunk 4 года назад

Bustin always makes me feel good!

@Fin_The_Shark 4 года назад

Yeah especially after november

@kennethclemons3415 4 года назад

I can see the proton pack can actually be made into reality, but in a much larger scale first before scaling it down to back pack size. From bricksize carphones to smartphones, it's definitely possible. Great video.

@wardogies 3 года назад

The real ghostbusters proton pack that’s awesome

@JasonTate08 2 года назад

I also thought about the possibility to capture ghosts.

@JasonTate08 2 года назад

It's a stupid theory, I know, but what if the C.E.R.N. hadron-collider is secretly a experiment to find out, if it is possible to capture ghosts? Your scale idea makes absolutely sense. Think about how big home-gaming-consoles were and how smaller they became all over the years, even decades after the systems first hit store-shells? The same thing happened to personal computers.

@ChaoticJester 2 года назад

Would probably cost over 1 Biliion dollars though

@Mikebuster 2 года назад

@@ChaoticJester the franchise rights alone will make you rich beyond your wildest dreams

@CrimsonNineTail 2 года назад

I swear I love the detail put into these videos. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis didn't just "science fiction magic" this crap. There was an actual science built around this franchise. Always loved the Proton Pack.

@tommorris2291 4 года назад

This is the coolest Ghostbusters thing I think I've ever seen that's not the movies themselves! Strong work!

@ElMoto_Mysterio 4 года назад

This is brilliant!! If ramis was still alive I’m sure he would work on a real proton pack, he was not only an actor but also a science whiz. I’ve just subscribed

@cmysharingan 3 года назад

As a child I knew little of science, but I always wondered why Protons ? Because there had to be a reason. Listening to this even as highly theoretical science is actually mind-blowing to think about how much observation, contemplation, and consideration went into the pseudo science of this film. As a life long fan of GB, I give you my HIGHEST thanks and appreciation for making this awesome video 🔥👍🏽

@cpu64 4 года назад

Oh snap! My name popping up everywhere during the power process explanation, lol!

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

We wanted to share credit to the amazing individuals who came before, we hope we didn’t disappoint you in our video!

@StephanieLJ 3 года назад

This video literally just made me feel like I understand particle physics lmao! It was incredible! Very well done!

@jpbrunette 2 года назад

The design of the stream is fantastic, especially in GB1 with the 2-way channel concept they used (then subsequently abandoned in GB2). Besides the orange/blue look, the only unusual detail of the stream that is easily visible is that the stream's whipping motion appeared to be originating from the far end rather than from the thrower. You'd have to pause/slowmo the scenes to see all of the other incredible details they put into it: 1. the visible orange stream originates from the far end, not the thrower (which explains the whipping motion detail). 2 the static electric field is emitted only upon the orange stream connecting with the thrower (prompting the burst of energy at the thrower's tip). 3. purple/mauve darts shoot back through the stream from the far end to the thrower, but only after the static electric field reaches the far end ("confinement stream" from Egon in ballroom scene). It must have been a blast designing things that next to no one would ever notice, or care to notice (yes I cared too much).

@spottyhead 3 года назад

I can just watch these tech/science breakdown vids all day. This series of vids is wonderful. It's also wonderful that they thought about some of this kind of science when it came to the writing the nuances of the props into the movies. It shows a certain dedication you don't see in many movies before or since then. But I get it since mysteries of the supernatural/unknown is very much Dan's bag.

@indistinctchatter3501 Год назад

I respect how much thought and organization went into conceptualizing a movie back in the 80s. It seems like most movies today are written as they go. Ghostbusters was a perfect film, it was was well written, had a tight script, great character arc, etc..

@SiriusSphynx 2 года назад

I am struggling to find the words to describe how impressive these videos are and glad that someone did the research and work to define the lore and technology of the franchise so clearly. My inner child looks up to you guys with thankful delight. Very well done.

@archangel5627 4 года назад

This was a fantastic video! I had no idea how much science went into explaining the Ghostbusters mythos and the equipment they use!👍🏻

@MrKevin486 3 года назад

One of the best Ghostbusters videos ever made no doubt. Good work.

@douglasa.schmitt4523 4 года назад

Okay gear heads, you heard the chick... let's get to building.

@polarjet1833 3 года назад

Douglas A. Schmitt Y E S, we must build

@daddydanknugs 3 года назад

DO IT! The people at Epic Rap Battles of History take a jab at Ghostbuster tech when they did "Ghostbusters vs. Mythbusters"! Teach them why they should never take jabs at people with positron colliders!

@tylerkepple640 3 года назад

We got the tools, we got the talent. It's Millah time! :D

@innocenttroll0 3 года назад

Don’t mean to be a doubter but we’re going to need a isotope way stronger than carbon 14 or a completely different element the radiation is no where near enough for a visible stream or any maybe like a Nano gram of uranium

@georgeasimakos1744 3 года назад

@@innocenttroll0 ok, who brought the engineer?

@tnd6956 4 года назад

Amazing work... i couldn't imagine there was so much research behind it and i deeply thought they basically just randomly put cool stuff together to make it looks amazing. thanks a lot !

@Giles29 Год назад

I think it basically is they put cool stuff together, but then come up with some scientific stuff to back it up .

@BellowDGaming 4 года назад

It all makes sense tbh, whenever a ghost manifest due to negative energy like in GB2 it's seen physically and the Proton Pack and Nutrono Wand are the key to getting them

@cowpuddles4851 4 года назад

A lot of great effort was put into the research for this video. Very high quality and tons of fun!

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

Thank you. We really try and go above and beyond and truly appreciate you watching and enjoying.

@toddsmitts 2 года назад

Nice callback in "Afterlife" that Phoebe has to hit all three switches, including the safety, before using the proton pack.

@wcapewell3089 4 года назад

Im guessing the next video is how the trap works?

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

We're going to post a poll for which video we should do next. You'll have to vote and see!

@lennymosca9099 3 года назад

@@ChannelingSpirits you've done a fantastic job with this channel you really have good luck to the holidays guys and keep up the great work

@argent-kestrel90 2 года назад

Its interesting how Ray mentions "16 ounces of Fuel Isotope" in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

@AgentExeider 2 года назад

this was a very well thought out and described video. A primer of the workings of a proton pack. One thing I'd like to offer is, the Neutrona Wand tip apparently has some kind of twist control for the leading (front) mounted hand, I was told this controls the "wobble" the beam can have, which is why in some scenes, the beam is very straight, while in others, twists left or right or even seems to have a curve to it. From what I was told this is so when you have a ghost entangled and the ghost is fighting the beam, you can give it some slack so as not to lose it. The analogy I was told is that capturing a ghost is like fishing, your firm in some moments, then slack in others, this in turn allows the ghost to tire itself out and thus to weak to resist when trying to get it into the trap. Hence Ray's advice of _"Zap 'em, Cap 'em and Trap 'em"_ , meaning to weaken the ghost, zap them of there energy, entangle them in the beam like a rope, cap them, and then put them in position to get sucked in by the trap's proton field, trap them.

@beverlyscott3741 2 года назад

Thats good. Im just going to add that the trap (meuon trap) doesn't have a proton field, but does use electro magnets with alternative currents to keep the negative PKE make up of the ghost inside.

@shozinryu4 2 года назад

This was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you! As a real Particle Physicist I'm going to get started on engineering this right away. The science is there with a little tweaking.

@MikeSAINT85 4 года назад

I LEGITIMATELY PLANNED ON GOING TO COLLEGE TO LEARN ABOUT THIS! This is my favorite video on the subject! Thank you

@occidentalist Год назад

I am astounded by the amount of research that has gone into producing this video, as well as the entertaining editing and the helpful original graphics! And the narration is perfectly clear. Very well done!

@ChannelingSpirits Год назад

Thank you so much. Truly. Our videos are a lot of work and it feels great to know someone notices that effort.

@TheJerryRodz 4 года назад

super interesting.... there’s actual science behind it

@jdmtechllc6589 Год назад

I yearned to know which of the original ghostbusters had the mechanical or engineering background to create such realistically possible equipment in the early 80’s, then I found your video, thank you for answering questions which I have had for a very long time in such a complete way. R.I.P Harold Ramis

@DERMOMAN85 4 года назад

This was an awesome video.. I love the real world physics applied to the pack and actually somewhat make sense of it.. Now I can actually explain the pack at conventions.. If I forget anything I'll just direct people to the channel 😁

@seanhorgan7288 4 года назад

Can’t get enough of these videos ❤️

@tondog54 3 года назад

This is incredible. My 10 year old self is totally geeking out right now. Thanks for this!

@derekmason1881 3 года назад

You should do how the particle beams affect humans and Corporeal solid entities next

@b.lloydreese2030 2 года назад

I think all the collateral damage in the movies make it pretty clear what would happen

@YaBoyKels1 4 года назад

Attention to detail in this one was amazing lol

@gsagabaen 4 года назад

I love how you guys explain how the proton pack works. Can you also do a video on how the Ghostbusters creators came up with the distinctive sounds of the equipment?

@thitsugaya1224 2 года назад

Am I correct in saying that the proton stream would create a deadly amount of radiation as it passes through the atmosphere or hits something solid?

@TheQuaadFather 17 дней назад

Glad someone noticed the red and green concept beams got reused in Extreme Ghostbusters!

@cmd062 4 года назад

This video is essential viewing for any fan and/or prop builder, excellent work!

@ChannelingSpirits 2 года назад

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@veraciouspatriot4297 2 года назад

Yet another fantastic video For us ‘nerdy/geeky’ types. Thanks again!

@whitevader007 Год назад

A few years ago I build a different version of the proton pack, but I used some odd extra upgrades. To bad I destroyed the pack. But I will build a new one. Good thing is that I have studied science, and I know a few items looking like GB items are in production. I will use these rl items and link them and build a 1 OOK pack.

@elijahking6582 Год назад

Yes! Physics can be applied to science fiction and science fiction can become science fact!

@NoCtUrNaLJonez Год назад

Wow... and these are the exact parts you can upgrade on Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed 😁👍🏼

@ArtDocHound 4 года назад

What is the world like inside the ghost traps/containment unit ?

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

We just posted a poll on what to do next! Check it out.

@justan324 4 года назад

They did cover that in one of the real ghostbusters cartoon episodes

@Fritter_Films 3 года назад

@@justan324 Yeah. It was just like a foggy void, right?

@Brokenface 3 года назад

According to the animated series it's a ghostly dimension

@stonecoldhitman7662 2 года назад

Wow, what a great video. everything is laid out extremely thoughtfully and clearly. Thanks!

@danr8013 2 года назад

I’ve always called the hand held part the “particle thrower”. I’m sticking with it!

@CthulhusDream 4 года назад

I love your all's info and deep dive videos, glad to see more of them!

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

We've got more coming, even if they take a while to put together! Thanks for watching!

@themikereda 4 года назад

That was legit as hell.

@retropulse03 2 года назад

This video was an absolute fucking treat. Thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it.

@happyhammer1 3 года назад

I really enjoyed this. I'm about to check out your beetlejuice video next. You know what would be awesome? Ghostbusters vs Beetlejuice crossover.

@unraveledguitarist 2 года назад

This channel is amazing. Thanks for the great content!

@ghostface1529 3 года назад

Fun fact with no batteries it weighs 30 pounds with batteries it was nearly 50 pounds and the description of the packs as a untested nuclear accelerator is according to the directors spot on

@bigjohnman84 4 года назад

I love all of your videos. Just posted this to my Positively Ghostbusters page. Keep up the awesome work!!!!!!!

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

John, you're amazing. We love following you on Twitter and really appreciate you sharing our stuff.

@guerrillaworks Год назад

WOW! Great break down. I just took in all things Ghostbusters this October because we as a family became Ghostbusters fr this past Halloween. I made our proton packs. So I feel l've seen so much of it. And this video is the icing on the cake of my research. Great job!! And thanks for making this.

@OKNOKAY 3 года назад

Why doesn’t anyone actually try and make a real proton pack, your way seems like it really works.

@Revan2908 3 года назад

Probably because it's a man-portable particle accelerator. I don't think that's technologically feasible at the current point in time.

@harrycollins3248 2 года назад

More than likely due to the fact that building something like that is extremely dangerous and possibly criminal to own. That and the cost.

@beverlyscott3741 2 года назад

Creating an unlicensed nuclear accelerator thats a portable weapon towads animate and inanimate objects is highly illegal. But if there were good enough reason one could obtain a license. Like scientists working with high powered lasers.

@beverlyscott3741 2 года назад

By the way this is not HER way. It is THE way a cyclotron works and is based on actual science. They are a little bigger though and Im not sure the wearer could have one on as much as these guys and not develop radiation sickness or other diseases.

@mattdawg83686 2 года назад

Holy cow, this was really fascinating! Subscribed!

@LairdPhilip 4 года назад

Wow. One of the best explanations of how a Proton Pack works.... Thankyou. You are awesome.

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

Thank YOU! You are awesome! We really appreciate you checking out our video!

@user-jc1ob1nl8m 4 года назад

This was beyond helpful!

@zzco 4 года назад

Just finished the video. That was well worth the wait!

@7thcitezen702 4 года назад

Hell yeah one of your best videos!! Going into chemistry and quantum physics, yall go all out on this one haha! 😄👍

@paulburton8835 2 года назад

Wow.... this was SUPERB!!!!!

@ravingrays248 4 года назад

I love your explanation of the proton packs operation I always theorized that the proton pack was a dual plasmatron that just took hydrogen gas & converted it to protons like the process in the large Hadron collider my theory was using the animated proton pack the red part was the power cell using tritium connected to the accentuator the yellow round part would be the tank of hydrogen gas & the middle top part with the gauge would be the pump that pumps hydrogen gas via the metal hose to the dual plasmatron which is the round part of the pack then from there the hydrogen is made into protons & like the ionization chamber/ ion source of particle accelerators the plasma is forced through the hose into the wand the wand has electromagnets that accelerates the proton plasma out of the wand.

@Dravenscrypt Год назад

Nice commentary and documentation.

@christopherniceley8848 4 года назад

One of your best videos! Thank you so much! I love Ghostbusters and this video is simply amazing 👌👍🙌

@teammeerkatgaming809 2 года назад

This is one the best videos i have ever seen. Thank you so much for this. I took notes :D

@necrotoaster94 2 года назад

This melted my brain but was amazing to see. Great video. 😁

@dannyfiumano6320 4 года назад

This explains so much. I love this!!

@HighLiner15 2 года назад

Holy Crap your video just blew my mind like the head of a GIANT stay puft Marshmallow head over 55 Park west in NYC. I 💙 the detail in the real world design and the detail in your video of all their details in the flicks. Good form I say good form 😉 👍

@hamsandwhich666 2 года назад

At one point, when capturing Slimer, Dr. Pete says something to the effect of, "I'll bet you'll never mess with a guy with a positron glider again." Positrons are, from what I understand to be the antimatter equivalent to protons.

@ChannelingSpirits 2 года назад

Correct, Venkman does say that. Positrons are antimatter equivalents of electrons. A couple of explanations: 1) Venkman doesn't know what he's talking about since he doesn't have a degree or understanding of quantum mechanics (He never studied) and 2) the name "positron collider" might not explicitly mean it only collides positrons but rather explaining it is a cyclotron.

@hamsandwhich666 2 года назад

@@ChannelingSpirits THAT'S SO COOL THAT YOU KNOW THAT!!!!!!!!!

@hamsandwhich666 2 года назад

@@ChannelingSpirits Yeah i think Pete's degree had mostly to do with psychological and parapsych stuff.

@troynasello2085 2 года назад

That was a lot of fun to watch!

@JMWatts79 2 года назад

Great video! Thank you!

@kalofkrypton 2 года назад

This was really great!

@hbjr5556 2 года назад

This might just be the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in human life as we know it

@MrSpooner1985 2 года назад

Once it got to the part about what parts of the proton pack do what, i was completely enthralled because as a kid it was basically: somehow nuclear power happens and the energy created produces a pretty plasma stream that traps ghost. Great video.

@vegeta922 2 года назад

This was AWESOME

@neilmendrico5262 4 года назад

this is just so well thought of, i didnt think that every mash of things that makeup the proton pack would have their own functions and not just things put in there to make it look like it, the level of detail is legendary haha i wonder what would happen if people funded to make this a real thing.

@michaelscott9516 2 года назад

It would be neat to see a video on crossing the streams.

@wanodie 4 года назад

Thank you for doing this video!!!!

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 2 года назад

@Channeling Spirits >>> *THANK YOU* for posting this video. For MANY YEARS I have wanted to know if the _proton packs_ WERE based on any science.

@smitla321 3 года назад

Genuinely interesting. Wasn't expecting that 👍

@gregburke6098 4 года назад

Great job folks 👍

@23RedTechno 4 года назад

Well! this was the best science lesson i had every heard =)

@MrGavj 3 года назад

amazing! As a lifelong GB fan I love this level of geekiness

@bruisedhelmet8819 2 года назад

Awesome video!

@doctormox93 4 года назад

very VERY well done

@Blarmenify 4 года назад

This video was so great. It was like getting a deep tissue massage from a being made entirely of nostalgia.

@bradpeterson7957 4 года назад

Fantastic! I love this channel!!

@jettisoncargo 3 года назад

I used to think it was an antimatter weapon, but now I've changed my mind.

@luistoomuch 4 года назад

This video is something I never knew I wanted but boy, oh, boy when it came was I happy.

@volkswag12 2 года назад

13:00 I just figured the guys made a deal with Libyan terrorists who had raided a nuclear power plant, the same ones that Doc Brown made a deal with.

@Montesama314 3 года назад

Man: "What are you, some kind of cosmonauts?" Eduardo Rivera: "We're scientists!"

@LanceRidenerStudiios 4 года назад

Ok I got to say this channel I am surprised by every video and am excited to see a new video by them each time in my feed cause their just great at researching this stuff better then some superfans I know.

@ChannelingSpirits 4 года назад

We've got a lot more coming! Thank you so much, seriously. You guys keep us going when we have done so many hours of work and get frustrated. Thank you.