Scientific ethics be damned, this is important work. I wonder how they got this experiment past a scientific review panel.

The test subjects sure are brave to do this.

About halfway through, and already this is incredible.. and disturbing.

MythBusters did this with Jamie and Adam.

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I'd like to see a follow-up for potential long term effects or recovery time.

This also shows that using sensory deprivation for interogation is pointless because those subjected to sensory deprivation will accept whatever they are told they did.

did they eat?

^I was wondering the bathroom situation. I assume there was an additional room which was not monitored that was just as black.

Regardless, fascinating experiment. I'd actually be interested in trying it.

Wow... 5 minutes in, they haven't even begun the experiments, and I'm already being physiologically effected.

Edit: Well that wasn't so bad after all. Now for the 1-month experiment.

Having watched that, I wouldn't mind doing the 2 day experiment at all. A month? no thanks.

I'd kill a bunch of time jerking off, TBH...

>> ^ant:
MythBusters did this with Jamie and Adam.


not quite! they did an experiment on isolation, but not sensory deprivation.

And once again, more proof that the information we received from Guantanamo Bay was crap and probably wrong.

compare this to people who are "locked in" for years ....

Ok.... 41:16...

"Hello Judy..."

"Ohhh...Excellent!"

Did that freak anyone else out? Not exactly the reaction I was expecting.

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Ok.... 41:16...
"Hello Judy..."
"Ohhh...Excellent!"
Did that freak anyone else out? Not exactly the reaction I was expecting.

I just registered to make the same comment. That Judy's a trip, I wish they had an interview with her afterwards. Sure would like to know a little more about how her mind works. Maybe she just stayed up for 2 days before hand.

If you know you're being watched, you know you aren't really alone?

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>> ^Tymbrwulf:
Ok.... 41:16...
"Hello Judy..."
"Ohhh...Excellent!"
Did that freak anyone else out? Not exactly the reaction I was expecting.

I just registered to make the same comment. That Judy's a trip, I wish they had an interview with her afterwards. Sure would like to know a little more about how her mind works. Maybe she just stayed up for 2 days before hand.


Judy was the most interesting in how she coped. I was disappointed that they didn't take any time to expand on what she did or why. I almost want to give a downvote for that.

Also- Go girl team! I've always thought male brains were more malleable and prone to suggestibility but it's interesting to see that supported here.

^ I dunno that you can say male minds are more malleable from this...not a large enough batch to make a solid conclusion. I agree that it would have been nice to hear from sleeping beauty there. I think I'd end up being a sleeper too.

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That was awesome!

BTW: I hate that word, "disorientated". Can anyone tell me the difference between being disoriented and being disorientated? ...exactly.

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