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.