GBNW "How It Works" - The Proton Pack

Ever wonder how the proton pack actually works? Well Ghostbusters NW is pulling back the slime covered curtain to reveal the science behind the icon ghostbusting tool known as the Proton Pack.
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[@happyhammer1]

I love the idea that Back to the Future and Ghostbusters exist in the same universe

[@seatspud]

And if the other vids are any indication, so's Monster Squad, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, and Quantum Leap.

[@DaveFrehley]

@@seatspud And Field of Dreams with the Shoeless Joe Jackson in a corn field bit.

[@SalmonPerson2000]

Seriously! I dont think it would be a good crossover but it is just cool knowing that they are in the same universe

[@nickthepick8043]

Marty would've totally applied for a part-time position, just saying XD

[@weezermcjeezer]

@@nickthepick8043 IKR?

[@nathanlee1373]

This is beautiful. Just beautiful. The audio distortion was a little too heavy, but I only mention that because distorted voices really make my skin crawl.

[@GhostbustersNW]

Those voices are just ghosts whispering into your ear. Luckily we have a solution for that! Call Ghostbusters NW and ask about our "disembodied voices" service package!

[@xa-xii4865]

@@GhostbustersNW a major design improvement would involve full control from the wand instead of requiring someone else to turn the machine on and off.

[@jonathancardwell5910]

@@xa-xii4865 Ghostbusting isn't something you should be doing alone anyway. Friends don't let friends ghostbust alone.

[@gabeheartz13saravia97]

@@GhostbustersNW So, Ectoplasm (the material that makes up spiritual entities) is ionized atoms combined with Psychic Energy. Good to know.

[@ChannelingSpirits]

This is incredibly familiar... but you definitely got a better animator.

[@HeirofAzaran]

Glad you're able to be a good sport about this. And they do credit you in the Show More section.

[@shozinryu4]

I was thinking to myself the same thing but there ARE some differences. I have to see hers again but for right now I think I like this one a little better, ONLY cause it's easier to follow the science or should I say pseudoscience. Lol but VERY GOOD PSEUDO science.

[@jonwanrocks]

@nerdist has entered the chat

[@tiffanyspencer1082]

Stuff like this makes you realize that Egon and Ray were actual genius mad scientists

[@jameslacey2171]

"In order to manifest and spook the shit out of you" is the best line I've ever heard.

[@jekblom123]

Ahh I always had this explanation as my head canon since I was a kid. The proton stream bonded with the negative particles of a ghost making it sort of a 'lasso beam' to wrangle ghosts into the ring of a trap.

[@GhostbustersNW]

You were a smart kid. :-)

[@mrenygma181]

Didn't Ray give essentially the same explanation to the "Rookie" in 'Ghostbusters: The Video Game'? (SUCH A GREAT GAME)

[@MarioPerez-ng9it]

@@mrenygma181 The capture stream or wrangler. Those were the days.

[@turdbox]

Really a high quality effort. Outstanding.

[@williamrodriguez8746]

This is best video I have found on KZbin. I am upgrading my spirit halloween proton pack. I am collecting all the upgrades before I do the big build.

[@GhostbustersNW]

Best video you found on KZbin?! That's either high praise, or you're brand new to KZbin. ;-) Glad to hear you're building a proton pack. It's a right of passage!

[@Chrisotron]

Whoever the narrator is has nailed it! At times I swear I'm hearing Frank Welker's Ray being channeled!

[@johnnypiss]

Dear god, this is the greatest channel on KZbin. Please don’t stop making these. I just built my own proton pack. I can’t wait to show it off!

[@GhostbustersNW]

We met god once while returning a demon to hell, but we got the address wrong....and god agrees, this is indeed the greatest channel on KZbin!

[@brandonplays3930]

did it work?

[@johnnypiss]

@@brandonplays3930 i mean, yeah, I busted like, 56 ghosts lol It turned out great, if that’s what you mean.

[@yourrandomyoutuber2211]

@@johnnypiss is it real?

[@fireballstreamer913]

It's possible but as of yet no one has made one yet

[@Beldandy100]

I love the distortion effect. I don't know if it's what you were aiming for but it makes me think of all the times you Fast-forward a vhs to get past the boring mumbo jumbo

[@sbraypaynt]

When high effort fantastically realised creative and intriguing content like this is made on KZbin and only gets 1 thousand likes you know there’s something wrong with the system.

[@GhostbustersNW]

Thankfully, the only system we care about is the containment system. As long as it runs smooth, we’re happy.

[@sbraypaynt]

@@GhostbustersNW that's fantastic news, now could you please explain what the hell Dan Akroyd was talking about when he claimed Gozer was "neutronised".

[@JoeAlFoBet]

“That ghost hoser, eh!” I love it!! As a Canadian I found that hilarious! 🤣

[@Ironcabbit]

Sounded a bit like Doug McKenzie.

[@JoeAlFoBet]

@@Ironcabbit 🤣🤣

[@ekathe85]

1:46 Should have said "...to power his own invention. But back to the f... sorry, back to the proton pack..."

[@Gregors85]

you guys are mega talented, this deserves more love. I've subscribed

[@GhostbustersNW]

It's greatly appreciated! And much love to the Nor Cal Ghostbusters as well.

[@FearZoo]

Outstanding video for true fans. Thanks.

[@harvestercommander3250]

The power of placebo science. It never gets old.

[@GhostbustersNW]

Funny, the EPA said the same thing...

[@ManofSteel4889]

I call bullshit that these guys aren’t in charge of more important shit!!! these guys clearly, CLEARLY understand the universe we fans have enjoyed for DECADES and need to get some funding so they can produce just more awesome videos for new and old fans alike

[@GhostbustersNW]

We're secretly high powered Hollywood writers moonlighting as paranormal exterminators. Shhh. Don't tell anyone.

[@loupitcher8923]

Absolutely amazing work!!! can't wait to see more!!

[@Dwurban64]

This video is great. Maybe the distortion is a bit much, but otherwise pretty enjoyable. I also LOVE the tie in with Doc Brown and the Flux Capacitor as a backstory for the Carbon 14 rods, even if that's all just headcanon stuff. I love the idea of both of these garage built inventions existing in the same universe and being connected like that

[@GhostbustersNW]

Garage inventors tend to find each other. Plus, sources of black market fuel rods can be limited...so we hear....

[@xa-xii4865]

@@GhostbustersNW I've always been intrigued by the design of the proton pack devices. Maybe this technology could be invented in the future....

[@kimjong-il8068]

@@GhostbustersNW important question. I live in the northwest, about 40 miles north of seattle, and I saw vinz clortho in my fridge. Should I be worried?

[@GhostbustersNW]

@@kimjong-il8068 Depends on the brand.

[@Microman504]

Loved the BTTF references! Awesome work 😀

[@drinnerd8532]

THIS... Was the absolute GREATEST THING I have seen this month!!! I LOVED this!

[@GhostbustersNW]

Well, the month just started. Let us know if you still feel the same way in 3 weeks. 🙂

[@frankcabacungan8421]

WOW JUST WOW. So well done.

[@porpus99]

Egon was basically Tony Stark on a significant budget

[@GhostbustersNW]

Totally. An introverted Tony Stark on a teacher’s salary. :-)

[@thunderstudent]

If Egon created all the Ghostbusters tech on that kind of budget, imagine if he actually got decent backing like Stark Industries or the S.C.P. Foundation.

[@KhanGarth]

Ghostbusters X Marvel and Egon and Tony (as well as other brains like Pym) all build stuff together

[@thepropwiz7121]

Dope video on one of my favorite subjects!

[@toastykabuto6720]

"And spook the sh@# out of you" that took me out 😂😂

[@tomboderider]

Marvellous!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Now I understand the technology behind Egon's work!!! Thanks!! ,👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@FriskMeemur]

Absolutely brilliant

[@nunavyourbiznas8660]

I love how you accurately depicted carbon 14 as having 6 protons and 8 neutrons.

[@2005cms]

this is both cool and really funny

[@ericmadsen7470]

You know I'd bet that somebody in the field of Quantum mechanics or Quantum physics and knows how to build a small cyclotron can follow this video an make a real live working proton pack not forgetting to have warning labels and instructions on how to use the packs properly. I'm sure some genius will create it. Someday. A fan can only dream.

[@darthokty]

This is great! outstanding work!

[@MEGAMOVIELORD]

You my friend earned a sub! Greetings from Minnesota!

[@JacobHGamez]

Incredible

[@milsurpminuteman]

The quips are godlike

[@GhostbustersNW]

If someone asks us if we're a god, we'll say "godlike"

[@MrGuru666999]

This should be on the official channel too!!

[@boritheband7765]

So friggin awesome!

[@mattb9664]

Walter Peck cared more about decommissioning the containment unit when, he really should have been extraordinarily concerned about those proton pack fuel rods.

[@PeaceLoveAndGuns]

Wow! This was great!

[@thatssomescaryshit]

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen all year! And the editing it 🔥🔥🔥🔥keep them coming!!!

[@GhostbustersNW]

Well seeing as how that year is 2020, the bar is low. :-)

[@kimjong-il8068]

@@GhostbustersNW well, I mean, I saw the keymaster in my fridge, so my personal bar is high, but still, great video. Are you hiring, by any chance?

[@GhostbustersNW]

@@kimjong-il8068 Feel free to DM us on instagram for recruitment info.

[@jamesd2748]

This is FANTASTIC.

[@venomsjunkmail]

Great vid! Bit of dry wit and a bunch of technological mumbo jumbo I don't actually understand. Perfectly Ghostbusters!

[@Platypus-x.x]

Classic 1990s training videos

[@jedifyfe]

This is SO well done!!!! LOVED IT!~~~~~~~~~~~~~!

[@Tucker9767]

All these things that this guy was talking about was all really interesting information

[@Robert.R.83]

Wait, is it CARBON14 or COBALT14? THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

[@GhostbustersNW]

A slip up by our audio engineer/intern. They are being punished by having to test our highly radioactive prototypes.

[@RickDeckardt]

Please may I have a little more?

[@BrookAllen-tb2it]

Its funny how the commentator almost sounds like peter venkman from the series the real Ghostbusters

[@GhostbustersNW]

It's funny, because some also say he sounds like Ray from RGB as well. I guess his voice captures the spirit of both depending on the context.

[@jaypakavelya]

nice, really nice !

[@robertrobles2164]

That’s it. I’m building one💪

[@doctorwhoscpblitzkrieg770]

God damet now I'm gonna have to build this.. wonder if I should also create my own ecto 1

[@GhostbustersNW]

Yes and yes

[@stewartmcminn7773]

Omg its the dude that made that epic chest thats on reddit, fantastic container man!

[@GhostbustersNW]

At first we though you were referring out our epic chest muscles, as lifting proton packs all day make us pretty swole. But then we realized you were talking about our patented lead lined proton pack storage chests. Thank you for the kind words. We hope you enjoy our videos as much as our reddit posts.

[@stewartmcminn7773]

@GhostbustersNW I do, I hope there's more of these informative vhs style videos as they're really well done 🙂

[@GhostbustersNW]

@@stewartmcminn7773 More are certainly in the works. Alas, Ghostbusting is a full-time job, so finding time between gigs to animate has been challenging, but not impossible.

[@metops8783]

sick video

[@rion7088]

I feel like there should be a genre for this sort of stuff similar to Analogue horror. Analogue Sci fi?

[@TheHer0Fr0mTheSky]

So what function does the power cell serve if the power from the pack is drawn from the carbon 14 rods in the booster tube?

[@mrenygma181]

Maybe one powers the cyclotron and the other powers the entire rest of the pack? Or maybe the rods power the pack and the power cell powers the 'pack-to-wand-to-"Throw-it!"' ? I really don't know, and I really love Ghostbusters.

[@shozinryu4]

This was AWESOME

[@MichaelPlays731YT]

I thought the switch under the intensify button is the activate switch that activates the vent light? And a lever is used to remove the safe on the barrel to allow the user to fire the neutrona wand as shown in Ghostbusters afterlife?

[@FigidFrostQuake]

As absolutely amazing as this is...why does this narrator sound like Lorenzo Music?! This is BRILLIANT!?!

[@GhostbustersNW]

The VO is all done through EVP sessions during séances. You get the best talent that way. No agents.

[@ncc74656m]

So it's... a couple of wavy lines?

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Great video...👍

[@RealJoePool]

1.7k? That’s it? This video is awesome! How does this only have 1.7?

[@EduSanchez]

Please make Ecto 1 :)

[@VenkmanJ]

Was told this would be good stuff. Didn’t think it’d be gold. I’m doing a futuristic narrative and having a piece of material like this to reference from in terms of describing the overall nature of this film as a documentary in narrative setting with a classroom is going to be fun. Got a personal question to run by ya after you read this sitting in your in box.

[@thomasciarlariello]

Excellent schematics since I remember having had a red headed professor who wanted to have me build a laser directed energy particle beam weapon so I explained to him how continous wave would require a back pack even if he claimed to have access to a neutron generator source. I remember he resembled Snowden so he said he would "go to Australia to mine opals if a Democrat was elected" and offered other wild conspiracy theories about Princeton University having created portals in the vacuum of space to go beyond our universe.

[@rudigruenberg6591]

I would be happy to be a ghostbuster as part time job

[@SuneelMehta505]

😂🤣 Dat Ghost Hooser-A!

[@GhostbustersNW]

We have found the ghosts are far more polite in Canada. Unless you interrupt their hockey game.

[@davidsanchez799]

Es posible, el ciclotron necesita energía nuclear para generar más protones, pero el enfriamiento es un problema.

[@kyleb1724]

I hope Ivan or Jason Reitman see this!!!

[@voodoo3734]

please PLEEEASE do more

[@GhostbustersNW]

More is on it's way. Our intern will put the final touches on the next video after they finish scrubbing the containment unit.

[@Remyp388]

So cool!

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON- *sees video on ghost traps* SWEET JESUS IT'S CHRISTMAS

[@GhostbustersNW]

If you check your stalking, you may find a containment unit video tucked in there as well.

[@mrmoose1985]

Hey guys how fast can you get to England also what’s the ghostbusters hotline cause I’ve just seen one and I’m freaking out

[@GhostbustersNW]

Sadly, the northwest in Ghostbusters NW is NW United States. But feel free to Google for a franchise in your area for all your local supernatural elimination needs!

[@Jeanpaul465]

May I know who formulated the theories behind these devices?.

[@GhostbustersNW]

We assure you, only the top minds...that were fired from academia and forced to work in the private sector...

[@Jeanpaul465]

@@GhostbustersNW ,seriously,do you belive in ghosts?.

[@GhostbustersNW]

@@Jeanpaul465 Yes, as well as UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis. And we ask it of every employee we hire.

[@edoardoxp9200]

@@GhostbustersNW Is there a steady paycheck guys ?

[@GhostbustersNW]

@@edoardoxp9200 Not the highest paying gig, but it looks great on your resume.

[@WrinkleRelease]

Excellent!

[@TheRetroShed]

Lovely video. Perhaps dial down the audio distortion effect next time? Gets tedious real quick. Apart from that, great video.

[@EctoSupreme]

This sounds like RGB Ray

[@GhostbustersNW]

We wish! Sadly, it's only Fred from Scooby Doo...

[@FranciscoSilva-bv9qq]

Ghosthoser, eh?!

[@GhostbustersNW]

Don’t cross the noodles, eh?

[@tobyradabaugh5033]

And spook the shit out of you got me

[@trealsteve]

The more you know.

[@GhostbustersNW]

🌠

[@trealsteve]

@@GhostbustersNW 🤣

[@vacantspace333]

Egon madd smart

[@familyshare9259]

Unanswered Questions: 0:43 that doesn't make sense, i get the twinkie reference, but a twinkie doesn't have a radiological HλLF LIFE 3:43 So protons are being expulged by the Orange stream, what particles are being Pulled back in from the Blue sparks, and why is this necessary 4:20 i don't think thats how ionization works(convert (an atom, molecule, or substance) into an ion or ions, typically by ) Can you also explain what happens subatomically when you cross the sreams as well as explaining how it induces the TPR Effect(Total Protonic Reversal)

[@niceargument]

why can't Sony make this canon to Ghostbusters

[@geraltofrivia323]

Some of the tech is off compared to the game, which is canon to the movies btw. Still, this is really cool!

[@thekeeperofsecrets1615]

I thought Dr. Peter Venkman had a hand in this device

[@GhostbustersNW]

Dr. Venkman's expertise was less in engineering and more psychology and parapsychology, making him better at engaging with the public in more of a marketing role of the business.

[@thekeeperofsecrets1615]

@@GhostbustersNW I see so Dr. Venkman acquired the funding for the Proton Pack?

[@thekeeperofsecrets1615]

@@GhostbustersNW I should mention I’m Dr. Moore Ghostbusters Pennsylvania West.

[@LordKane773]

that one dislike is from gozer.

[@GhostbustersNW]

Gozer be hatin'

[@LordKane773]

@@GhostbustersNW also you made a tiny flub, you mention at the start of the video that the fuel source for the proton pack is Carbon 14 when you are mentioning the possibility that they got it from dr. brown you refer to it as Cobalt 14, just a heads up.

[@GhostbustersNW]

@@LordKane773 D'oh! That's it! We're firing our VO guy!

[@LordKane773]

@@GhostbustersNW ouch ghostbustin be hard in the PNW, also in western canada we call the neutrona wand "dat ghost blastin gun eh?" we are bit more educated then our eastern side.

[@GhostbustersNW]

@@LordKane773 Indeed. One of our members moved here from the Vancouver BC area. He's all class through and through. He introduced us to the miracle snack that is "cheezies"

[@freemon21]

Don't get me wrong this is very well done but if this is meant to be a tape from the 80s not about the 80s then grunge wouldn't have been a trend yet grunge was started in the 90s also why does the guy say "iconic 80s tech" at 1:22 he wouldn't because nobody says the decade there living in out loud usually they'd go "of our time" or something like that.

[@davesteiman]

My kid brother really wants one...

[@redtoaster4859]

The proton pack is not a toy

[@GhostbustersNW]

That was our policy back in a pre-covid economy. Now times are tough! If he's got the cash, we'll sell your kid brother a proton pack! If need be, have his dad do reverse mortgage on their house.

[@RobG-g1u]

is it possible to make a real proton pack?

[@GhostbustersNW]

Are you saying we're not real?

[@v8matey]

If I shot that at a live human being. Would it kill them? Or would it just take their soul out an trap it in that ghost trap box.

[@baotrannguyenngoc9964]

Shooting are someone alive is dangerous.

[@clintcinnatiohio9906]

It would be a 2 step process. The first step is you un-alive them, then step 2 you trap their soul. Which would likely be cranky.

[@jameskeanu8608]

MAGNIFICENT!!!!!!!

[@ronniehopper2726]

We calll geists zappers or zappers for short In the South,

[@davidguymon1673]

So, are you saying protons have mommy and daddy issues?

[@GhostbustersNW]

Yup. It's the true theory of everything, as everything has mommy and daddy issues - starting with when the universe got knocked up in the big bang.

[@linexphone5407]

Too bad that on real life ghosts can't be seen, unless we use a special device like the ectogoggles but ghost cant be seen with the human eye and the tecnology is not discovered, if the Ghostbusters exist i would like to work as a ghostbuster if Ghostbusters expand to México, even LATAM is full with ghosts

[@andy86i]

You never took the safety off. Basic stuff

[@GhostbustersNW]

God dammit! This is the last time we let our intern animate our training videos!

[@_TheJp_]

the vhs damage effect is nice but u put it too much time and it become annoying as hell.

[@GhostbustersNW]

Hell can be pretty annoying, we’ve been there. An old cat lady in Ballard had a portal to hell in her basement. Luckily we were able to close it before the world ended. Back to your original point, we blame the intern.

[@_TheJp_]

@@GhostbustersNW kappa

[@stewartmcminn7773]

Anyone got a better upload this vhs quality is awful 😉

[@GhostbustersNW]

We blame our intern.

[@stewartmcminn7773]

@@GhostbustersNW 😂😂 great content btw

[@russell28533]

I started to feel this video had some promise, but with all of the cheeky comments and shifts in the tone of the delivery, I had to stop watching at 1:25. It's more annoying than entertaining. Definitely not informative.

[@GhostbustersNW]

Trust your gut. You’re wise to not seek us for knowledge. That is a path to disaster.

[@baotrannguyenngoc9964]

This is a information for you to learning about Ghostbuster gadgets.

[@dickenstom]

Great video

[@GhostbustersNW]

Great video watcher. :-)

[@LaktostheIntolerant]

I love it when someone sees a cool bit of tech in a movie and asks "how would it work?"

[@havindatadhd]

I love it when they give us the gasoline, and we spare their lives. Rad profile pic

[@dbldggr]

Freaking amazing job! I love every bit of it. I am truly fascinated by the Ghostbusters community and how after these decades the love and passion for the films, comics, cartoons and more continue to drive people! Keep up the great work, all of you!!!