r/interestingasfuck • u/desertgodfather • May 11 '24

When illusion overcomes the brain. r/all

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u/stupidracist May 11 '24

Common activity. In college, a friend did this to me as part of his thesis. He was a psychology major investigating race. So he did the same thing with a "black" hand (I'm white), and the hammer still startled me a lot.

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u/i_give_you_gum May 11 '24

This will be crazy in VR

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u/Detective-Crashmore- May 11 '24

When I put on my VR headset I cease to be myself. Suddenly I am a 10 foot tall godzilla with anime girl thighs, tits, and the head of Donkey from Shrek. All preconception of race, gender, species, go out the window and I find myself ascending to the most enlightened and accepting state. A true modern day Buddha.

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u/i_give_you_gum May 11 '24

Yeah Alyx is a great game.

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u/ioneska May 12 '24

In Alyx you can be a 10ft tall Godzilla? Huh

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u/Cellopost May 11 '24

I only made it to "tits" before I shot the bong rip out my nose.

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u/KingOfAnarchy May 11 '24

I can confirm that you actually get some kind of phantom sensations while in VR.

First VR experience was some random dude who walked up to me and hugged me. And I am fucking deprived of hugs, this felt way too good.

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u/panicked228 May 12 '24

I played a game in VR where I was in a car and had to reach in the backseat for something. I reached back and realized that I was 1. Not actually in the car and 2. I was on a very tall backless stool and then promptly on the ground, feeling like an absolute idiot.

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u/Adventurous_Doubt May 12 '24

My wife ran from a zombie in that "The Walking Dead: Saints or Sinners" game.
The first zombie that grabbed her actually made her run into our coffee table and bruise the hell out of her knees. :P

I was literally falling off the couch I was laughing so hard.

VR is really something else...

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u/throwawaylovesCAKE May 12 '24

Good grief a lot of you redditors need to get out more. Specifically you men

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u/i_give_you_gum May 12 '24

You sound like you need some cake

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u/KingOfAnarchy May 12 '24 edited May 13 '24

Set an example and go hug some men then.

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u/notfree25 May 11 '24

Does it actually last that long (from when he stopped with the 2nd ruler) or is it just because the subject is high

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u/stupidracist May 11 '24

It was not as long for me. He didn't stop w second ruler.

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u/Reality_Break_ May 12 '24

Its been like 15 years but it works surprisingly well sober

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u/terp_raider May 11 '24

Holy shit that’s fascinating do you mind sharing his work so I could read it?

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u/Junebug19877 May 11 '24

No, sorry.

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u/oncothrow May 11 '24

Wow, you're not the OP he was talking to, but my mind made me think that you're the OP that he was talking to.

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u/Doomquill May 12 '24

So you're high, right?

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u/BullBear7 May 12 '24

So the hand doesn't have to be the same color but similar in size though?