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dorksied

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36. Only a matter of time before they start using this as a form of interrogation?

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 08:17 PM

Mar 2013

Leave someone in this room for 20 minutes, come back and tell them that all they have to do to leave the room is tell them what they wanna know? I can see that happening... scary.

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World's Quietest Room Will Drive You Crazy [View all] HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 OP

Those shelves or whatever they are Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #1

They are acoustic baffles Xipe Totec Mar 2013 #11

noise regardless RILib Mar 2013 #38

Just stare at the PHOTO of the room for a minute... Volaris Mar 2013 #43

yes RILib Mar 2013 #50

Ugh. The lighting alone would drive me crazy. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #52

Why not just take a nap? Logical Mar 2013 #2

Not sure union_maid Mar 2013 #4

LOL, good point. Might freak me out. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #5

It looks like you have to sit in that uncomfortable chair. RILib Mar 2013 #51

Simple solution. KamaAina Mar 2013 #3

LOL, +1 n-t Logical Mar 2013 #6

That's what I was thinking. RC Mar 2013 #33

It would be a great place to read a book ... surrealAmerican Mar 2013 #7

Anyone remember sensory deprivation tanks from 30 years ago or so? Cirque du So-What Mar 2013 #8

Floatation Tanks - still amazing CincyDem Mar 2013 #13

Why? What happens if you shave? Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #25

Salt Water + Shaving nicks, even microscopic = WTF level pain :-) CincyDem Mar 2013 #27

LOL, oh, I hadn't thought of that. Good point. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #31

Believe me when I tell you... CincyDem Mar 2013 #37

LMAO! Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #48

LMAO! Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #49

I'm guessing the salt water doesn't feel too good. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #28

Yeah, hadn't thought of that. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #32

sensory deprivation can be theraputic for people with sensory overolad issues liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #14

I always wanted to try one of those LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #15

That's what I thought of, too. randome Mar 2013 #16

Altered States sylvi Mar 2013 #20

Not to mention Cirque du So-What Mar 2013 #22

LOL sylvi Mar 2013 #23

THANK YOU! so few remember that. jazzimov Mar 2013 #30

I had some of my best meditations felix_numinous Mar 2013 #29

Having tinnitus, this quiet room would bother me. Liberal In Texas Mar 2013 #9

That was my thought exactly. I bet mine is so loud other people could hear it in a room like that. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #17

I also have tinnitus and absolute quiet reallly bothers me. RebelOne Mar 2013 #21

try an air purifier instead of pills RILib Mar 2013 #39

Right -- you're referring to "white noise" -- very good for sleep... Hekate Mar 2013 #45

I want one! Newest Reality Mar 2013 #10

me too. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #12

My tinnitus donco Mar 2013 #18

Yep, there are no quiet rooms to be found for us. Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #41

I'd like to sit in that Jenoch Mar 2013 #19

I kind of want to try it Tien1985 Mar 2013 #24

I wonder how a Marshall 100 watt stack would sound in there aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #26

There always got to be someone to that wants defeat the purpose of cool stuff. RC Mar 2013 #35

Actually PD Turk Mar 2013 #56

Good to know RC Mar 2013 #57

I have been in one of these rooms before IDemo Mar 2013 #34

Only a matter of time before they start using this as a form of interrogation? dorksied Mar 2013 #36

wonder if it would give me a break RedstDem Mar 2013 #40

I'd be willing to try it for 15 minutes derby378 Mar 2013 #42

STOP YELLING AT ME! pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #44

Are they sure the room is not telling people what it wants done? Rex Mar 2013 #46

Please don't give Bush et al anymore ideas. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #47

No need...it's driving me crazy from here. limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #53

I'm so envious. I want my own quiet room Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #54

Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie NightWatcher Mar 2013 #55

that would be a great place to have sex snooper2 Mar 2013 #58

The US will use this as torture most likely Tabasco_Dave Mar 2013 #59

Turn the lights off and it'd get down to a couple of minutes before insanity...... cliffordu Mar 2013 #60