He wanted to know--happily fishing in the river with his dead dad? White light at the end of the tunnel? Something even stranger? Sure, they said there were side-effects, there always could be, being sustained at that high a G level, but he figured it was worth it. If his brain was struggling to make sense of the pressures and the convulsions of his body, what would it give him? Some had seen God. Some had seen the dead, and still believed it was true to this day. (Some had also tried taking peyote before going into the white light tunnel, but he figured that was a really bad idea, judging by some of their results.) The first time went really well. So did the second. At that point, he had enough money--
Inspiration:Radiolab's Where Am I? podcast.
Potential: High.
Notes: Not quite there yet, in this excerpt, but there's something to this. If high G forces can induce blacking out, physical convulsions, and in 40% of the test subjects, a religious/afterlife experience--what is the future extent of the uses?
Inspiration:Radiolab's Where Am I? podcast.
Potential: High.
Notes: Not quite there yet, in this excerpt, but there's something to this. If high G forces can induce blacking out, physical convulsions, and in 40% of the test subjects, a religious/afterlife experience--what is the future extent of the uses?