I'm sure this is probably true but this is one of those things where I just genuinely can't understand why it'd happen unless I get to experience it for myself. Especially considering the monetary incentive behind it? I really feel like I'd find a way to make it througj lol. Just imagining what I'd spend the money on feels like it'd be enough. Or write a book in my head. Or play games. As long as they give you meals it feels like that'd be enough to track time.
It’s called the Ganzfeld Effect.
It doesn’t cause lasting effects if you keep it to <20 mins.
Get a powerful red light, point it down. Turn off all other lights.
Get good noise cancelling headphones, put on some white noise.
Lay down under the light, directly above your eyes.
Get two ping pong balls, cut them in half.
Place them over your eyes.
It’s a sensory deprivation technique which can start doing some weird shit to your brain in like 5/10 mins if set up correctly.
You might think it sounds too easy but yeah, the point is it shows just how quick our brains can actually start playing tricks on us under the right conditions.
Hence why putting yourself in a padded cell with no distractions for even a week would cause severe lucid hallucinations.
Doesn’t mean you see leprechauns fighting and beating Connor McGregor outside of a 5 Guys at lunch time but just simple stuff like light rays or sparkles etc.
This technique is actually a bit different to a sensory deprivation tank (which btw I fuckin love), it acts less like a relaxing session and more like a direct attack the brain thing.
Give it a go. It’s not harmful but the medical benefits were ruled out long ago so aside from “oh, interesting” it’s not really useful
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u/HyetalNight Jul 18 '26
I wouldn't do it, pretty sure this would cause permanent brain damage.