View Full Version : This is freaky...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...8120202527.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120202527.html)
The researchers created the illusion of body-swapping by touching the stomach of both the mannequin and the volunteer with sticks. The person saw the mannequin's stomach being touched while feeling (but not seeing) a similar sensation on their own stomach. As a result, the person developed a strong belief that the mannequin's body was actually their own.
tater'sTJ
12-02-2008, 11:13 PM
Heard about that. Yeah, YAAAA technolgy! :rolleyes:
cueball
12-02-2008, 11:14 PM
dude.. that experiment could go down the wrong road.. fast.. I'd have to have a lot of trust in someone before i'd let them mess with my sensory perception.
mrosbro
12-03-2008, 11:12 AM
ok here is a what if. what if you suddenly kicked the mannequin in the nads or shot it there during this experiment? i wouldnt want to be in this study at all. :(
JeepBSU
12-03-2008, 11:54 AM
Hmmm...that's interesting, could you induce death by making someone's sensory perceptions feel like you really were dying?
Either way kinda creepy...
GodBearYJ
12-03-2008, 01:21 PM
so...when you die in the Matrix...your body dies in real life??
so...when you die in the Matrix...your body dies in real life??
How did I know this was going to be quoted? LOL!!!
Damn you for beating me to it though... LMAO!!!
GodBearYJ
12-03-2008, 09:06 PM
How did I know this was going to be quoted? LOL!!!
Damn you for beating me to it though... LMAO!!!
HA! I saw the opportunity, and I pownced on it like a fat woman on a piece of cake!
...But, seriously. Do these people not watch SciFi movies; i'm sure there will be a SMALL practical(good) use for this, but in the long run, the negatives that could possibly/probably come from this will outweigh any good to come....
Jesse-James
12-04-2008, 11:50 PM
so...when you die in the Matrix...your body dies in real life??
The body cannot live without the mind.
major
12-07-2008, 05:38 PM
The body cannot live without the mind.
Travis does !
Travis does !
He said "mind" not "brain". Granted... both are difficult to live without... LMAO!!!