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1. ImAnAmateur ◴[] No.36215814[source]
Cool stuff but there are some omissions that leave me wondering how correct this is.

1. What's the proper way to experience this?

No information is given on how the judges experienced this content. Did they watch it in 1080p or 360p? Did they watch it over YouTube or on a local player? Did they watch it on a loop or did they have to manually play it every loop? Did they watch it in a dark room or with the lights on? Did they watch it on a phone or a monitor or a TV?

2. What is the transmission speed?

How much time did someone tripping take to see the message? These methods could be ineffective if it takes someone sober the same amount of time to read the message.

3. What is the transmission method?

I specifically avoided the descriptions before watching the videos so I wouldn't bias myself by knowing the answer. I was still able to read the messages when I sat myself down in a dark room, put the videos on loop, and "spaced out" for a few minutes. I suspect these messages rely on the tendancy of someone tripping to stare off into space so the afterimage effect can come into play. I understand that the authors are coming from a non-scientific background and cannot pin down the specific traits of tripping on LSD that causes these methods to be effective. I strongly suspect these messages work by watching the content in a specific manner instead of the result of an altered function or altered reception of visual stimuli.

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2. LoganDark ◴[] No.36217607[source]
> I suspect these messages rely on the tendancy of someone tripping to stare off into space so the afterimage effect can come into play.

Not necessarily. I've taken LSD before and it legitimately seems to increase persistence of vision (otherwise known as tracers). If I wave my paw in a circle on LSD, I can see a short trail behind it, and it seems to slightly lag behind its actual real-world position (by around a quarter of a second?).

It looks a lot like this: https://youtu.be/ggFKLxAQBbc?t=26