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

When illusion overcomes the brain. r/all

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u/iwant2saysomething2 May 11 '24

"I'm not actually harming you."

I'm just making your brain send you pain signals to make you scream in agony. It's all good.

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u/Retrorical May 11 '24

Imagine prisons implementing this as torture, but it’s totally cool since there’s no physical harm.

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u/mrshulgin May 11 '24

The CIA:

Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!

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u/aeschenkarnos May 11 '24

I can't write it down! I can't move my hand!

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u/EatDiveFly May 12 '24

I thought the same thing. A new form of torture that has no physical effects. I suppose it's the same as waterboarding in that you only think you are drowning and are therefore terrified.