QuickCheck: Does the US Navy use Ouija boards on its aircraft carriers?

US Navy Seaman Evelis Santiago adjusts the position of a jet on the "Ouija board," the table used to plot aircraft locations, in flight deck control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Oct 22, 2011. The Ronald Reagan is conducting routine training in the eastern Pacific Ocean. - Photo courtesy of US Department of Defence

THE Ouija board has been a plot point in many, many tales of the paranormal and supernatural – one used to move the story along.

From spooky stories around a campfire to Hollywood horror blockbusters, the Ouija board has been a centrepiece given how it is well-known in folklore as a way to contact the dead or other spirits from realms beyond our own.