From lschneider@pipeline.com Wed Feb 07 03:16:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pipeline!lschneider From: lschneider@pipeline.com (Lisa Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Feb07.031626.2132@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1996 03:16:26 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). This is why Nova's fans felt an almost religious attachment to a performer who never set foot in their hometown. Turn off your subwoofers and listen on a cheap transistor radio. The emotional pull changes completely. -- Lisa Schneider *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From akarlsson@earthlink.net Thu Feb 08 13:29:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!earthlink!akarlsson From: akarlsson@earthlink.net (Aiko Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Feb08.132926.2702@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 13:29:26 GMT References: <1996Feb07.031626.2132@pipeline.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb07.031626.2132@pipeline.com>, lschneider@pipeline.com (Lisa Schneider) writes: > Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? > 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). I remember crying during her broadcasts for no apparent reason as a 16-year-old. It felt like my chest was vibrating. -- Aiko Karlsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From tsato@kiae.su Sat Feb 10 12:03:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!kiae!tsato From: tsato@kiae.su (Tomas Sato) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Feb10.120326.2206@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 12:03:26 GMT References: <1996Feb07.031626.2132@pipeline.com> <1996Feb08.132926.2702@earthlink.net> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1996Feb08.132926.2702@earthlink.net>, akarlsson@earthlink.net (Aiko Karlsson) writes: > I remember crying during her broadcasts for no apparent reason as a 16-year-old. It felt like my chest was vibrating. I remember crying during her broadcasts for no apparent reason as a 16-year-old. It felt like my chest was vibrating. -- Tomas Sato Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ykuznetsov@tum.de Sun Feb 11 01:24:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!tum!ykuznetsov From: ykuznetsov@tum.de (Yuki Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Feb11.012426.6130@tum.de> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 01:24:26 GMT References: <1996Feb07.031626.2132@pipeline.com> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb07.031626.2132@pipeline.com>, lschneider@pipeline.com (Lisa Schneider) writes: > Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? > 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable. -- Yuki Kuznetsov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0