Mysterious Universe

Exploding head syndrome! I'M NOT ALONE! >_< HAHAHA! Could it be related to memory echoes or something?

Exploding head syndrome … i always thought it's just me. Always happens after long hours at the computer or excessive stress/sleepless nights.

Personally I've always been annoyed with the all those “smart” people who keep saying that there are aliens that are so outside our realm that we couldn't hope to interact with them. Sure that might be the case what good will that knowledge do us. If we can't interact (or even comprehend them) with them then we can't find them so whats the point in even looking for them. It would be a bigger waste of money then people claim SETI is.

“The problem is that we’re looking for something very much like us, assuming that they at least have something like the same mathematics and technology”

The reason we look for aliens like us is because we know what to look for. You can't find something if you don't even know what your looking for. Its like looking for food without even knowing how to eat.

In the end there's a reason why we're “following the water” or “eavesdropping on the stars”, its because it gives us focus for our search. Once we have more information we can refine our search or change its direction but until then these kinds of comments are just soundbites by people who just want to steal your money for “research”.

Even more annoying then that is researchers from a completely different field talking about something they don't know anything about to sensationalize their research. While the effects of atoms on an object moving close to the speed of light is interesting that has nothing to do with warp drives.

The current theory behind warp drives is to surround the ship in a bubble of sorts. The space in front of the craft contracts while the space behind it expands, aka warping, which has the effect of moving the bubble forward. Therefore whats inside the bubble doesn't actually move in relation to its surroundings. That means there will be no killer atoms smashing into it and it also means that theoretically the bubble should be able to move faster then the speed of light since its not actually “moving” (so no trouble from the theory of relativity).

So don't worry Star Trek fans, the Human race might yet one day travel at warp speeds.

Other then those two pet peeves great episode, if only I had the acting skills to give me the chance at a salt lamp lol.

I know that whenever I fall asleep with instrumental music playing my dreams are always really twisted and a bit on the “nightmare” side of things for some reason. Even if the music is really relaxing and calm, for some reason that stimulus gets translated into some wicked surrealist oddities in my dreaming brain. I suffer from insomnia from time to time, and so experimented with playing new age-type music to help lull me to sleep, but it made me have bad dreams, so I stopped.

I imagine that playing audio that was already generally perceived by most to be “off” or “disconcerting” in some way, would easily cause strange dreams. I'll be interested in seeing how thing go with Aaron's and all the listener experiments with this nightmare kit.

Count me as one who has an exploding head. Though I always assumed I was just having a vivid dream. It generally happens when I'm sleeping really lightly, kind of in that vaguely conscious in-between. I either get jolted awake by a metallic clash, like cymbols, as the article mentioned, or by lots of disparate sounds/voices crescendoing to a shout. The latter is probably anxiety-based. Everybody wanting something from you, that kind of thing.

I do suspect this phenomenon is pretty common. After all, it has a name. Now that it's hit the press, we should all probably expect the pharmaceutical industy to jump right on a medication to control your EHS symptoms in the very near future.