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fred79
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posted June 16, 2013 01:14 PM |
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thanks for moving the thread, elvin. and, you should be curious. like i said, it's neat. i think it would be really cool to hear about what other people feel and learn from the experience.
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Adrius
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Stand and fight!
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posted June 16, 2013 01:17 PM |
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fred79
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posted June 16, 2013 01:27 PM |
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have you tried it, adrius?
until you have, you shouldn't keep doubting it. i didn't see any monsters, dead relatives, other people, whatever. i didn't see anything at all like what was posted in that link. they only looked for 10 minutes, also. they were barely scratching the surface.
interesting, though, that people claimed to have seen so many weird things. i never would have thought someone would see anything like that. if the article IS, in fact, true, and not just hearsay, that would be interesting, indeed.
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yogi
Promising
Famous Hero
of picnics
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posted June 16, 2013 06:52 PM |
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Edited by yogi at 18:52, 16 Jun 2013.
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i just drifted off, wandering into myself. kind of like floating through my thoughts, and aware of it at the same time. it was peaceful, and when i came back from it, was very clear-headed. i felt like i had been put back in order(maybe i was "shuffled" before). it had a very introspective effect on me.
The computer (body~mind) naturally defragments when idle (not off, idle); and it turns out that a well maintained machine and a fragmented machine experience different realities.
You are quite good with words by the way.
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"Lol we are HC'ers.. The same tribe.. Guy!" ~Ghost
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fred79
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posted June 16, 2013 07:00 PM |
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thanks, yogi. i used to write poetry, short stories, (and draw) until i got back into video games, and consequently, back into heroes 3 when i discovered wog. 
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fred79
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posted June 18, 2013 09:40 PM |
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so... did anybody try this lately? noobx? did you give it another go?
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted June 18, 2013 09:50 PM |
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My grandma won't let me. She says it's bad for my eyes 
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Ghost said:
Door knob resembles anus tap.
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Tsar-Ivor
Promising
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Scourge of God
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posted June 18, 2013 11:23 PM |
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You know what's truly bad for yer eyes? Leeches. ("bad" being purely objective here)
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted June 18, 2013 11:33 PM |
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Quote:
My grandma won't let me. She says it's bad for my eyes
Translation: Too afraid to do it again.
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted June 19, 2013 07:01 AM |
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Oh, Ima do it. Just have to wait till I'm alone in the house.
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Ghost said:
Door knob resembles anus tap.
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fred79
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 19, 2013 07:09 AM |
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that is one of the requirements, no disturbances. i'll wait for your next run, noobx. remember the instructions when you do. don't short yourself.
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Elvin
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Endless Revival
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posted June 22, 2013 12:03 AM |
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Holy crap, this is indeed unsettling. My face started changing after a few mins of staring and only somewhat returned to what it should be if I concentrated on a focal point. But it would get distorted again in a different way soon after.
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fred79
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posted June 22, 2013 12:06 AM |
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Edited by fred79 at 00:08, 22 Jun 2013.
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keep at it. that's just the first part, your brain playing tricks on you. you need to continue, past that, into what you may discover about yourself. you need to get past the "defense mechanisms".
the one and only focal point, should be the light in your eyes. concentrate.
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Elvin
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Endless Revival
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posted June 22, 2013 12:22 AM |
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Not in the proper mood for that, was out for a beer with friends 
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fred79
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posted June 22, 2013 12:23 AM |
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lol, what'd you do, do it in a bar mirror?
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted June 22, 2013 12:43 AM |
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So there I was.. Staring at the bar mirror until things went wrong. KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE! The bartender promptly called for an exorcist as I passionately tried to explain there was some kind of hell creature posing as me from behind the mirror.
That'd be one interesting evening
No, I just thought I'd give it a shot once I returned home. The first signs of change came very soon, perhaps in 2 mins or less. That made me feel very uncomfortable. As some more time passed the distortion grew. A tiny movement at the edge of my mouth became big and exaggerated. My expressionless mouth curled downwards as if in silent disappointment. At some point my nose became disproportionate. Mind you I didn't remember about focusing at the pupils so I instead tried to take all the face in without focusing at a specific point. I only shifted my focus on a point when I saw a distortion and wanted to see how the image would behave as I did that.
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fred79
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posted June 22, 2013 01:27 AM |
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that's fine, you did good for a first try. this time, focus only on the light in your pupils, and ignore any distortions of your face. you should come to start feeling something, past fear, past disgust. once you start feeling something else at that point, let your mind wander into it what you are feeling. don't try to force anything. you should drift wherever it takes you. but the negatives always come first. don't dwell on that. keep at it, and you'll get there.
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friendofgunnar
Honorable
Legendary Hero
able to speed up time
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posted June 22, 2013 08:39 AM |
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Here's what happened to me: After only a few minutes I started seeing older and younger versions of myself quickly superimposing themselves on my current face. Interesting, but that's all.
After about 15 minutes I started seeing alternate versions of my face, as if I had lived previous lives in other countries. Some were better looking, some worse. I saw a dude that kinda looked Russian and another dude that looked like a criminal.
After about 20 minutes I got brief flickers of the sensation that somebody else was watching me, but the sensation never lasted. Perhaps because it was so distracting in jolted me out of my reverie.
At about the 30 minute mark I got bored - nothing novel seemed to be happening to my visage, so I quit.
I'll try again some time
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fred79
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 22, 2013 09:37 AM |
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Edited by fred79 at 09:39, 22 Jun 2013.
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@friendofgunnar:
that's interesting. i didn't see multiple "myselves" when i did it. how did it make you feel? did you realize anything that you didn't before? where did you find yourself wandering in thought?
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friendofgunnar
Honorable
Legendary Hero
able to speed up time
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posted June 22, 2013 07:03 PM |
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It didn't really make me feel anything except curiosity at what was happening in the brain. I'm not really an emotional type :-Z
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