Comments on: Mind Hacks – Experiencing slow motion during extreme danger

By: whodat

whodat — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:16:08 +0000

definitely remember being fooled by Derren’s “button counting” effect from an old ToTM…
red herring was along these lines

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:25:54 +0000

I’ve met that kid-she looks like that all the time, poor tyke…

By: ffxiv gil

ffxiv gil — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:33:13 +0000

The research then showed that when a sudden shock was delivered to a subject, the brain started processing in a different region (cerebellum?) where automated procedures (such as riding a bike) are stored.

By: Eric Clyne

Eric Clyne — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:57:35 +0000

Take pulse as you wake up. After first few beats, heart appears to slow. Perception of time is changing, not your pulse.

By: Nicki

Nicki — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:48:28 +0000

Interesting. I had that exact experience when I was about 14, crossing a busy main road. Saw the car a split second too late and it hit me. Next thing I knew I was flying, tumbling through the air – IN SLOW MOTION! At least it seemed that way. Landed back on the bonnet and rolled into the middle of the road whilst all these cars were shooting by, taking no notice whatsoever! It all seemed to take AGES and was a very bizarre experience, which I still remember like it was yesterday even though it was more than 30 years ago.

But you can stop worrying now because I didn’t die. LOL

By: roz

roz — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:57:09 +0000

works fer me. and it can also be taught by martial-arts training.

By: Jess xxx

Jess xxx — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:11:39 +0000

Wish I could read the article, but I’m distracted by that bizarre and slightly horrifying picture.

By: will

will — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:03:16 +0000

it was probably just a card trick. I don’t think he was actually slowing down his perception of time and memorising the entire pack. there’s a fair chance the woman flicking the cards could have flicked the cards in clumps not allowing him to have even seen the face of each card individually.

A lot of what derren brown involves “deception” meaning he’s sometimes just doing a magic trick and dressing it up as mind tricks. of course a lot of what he does is very impressive and show massive sophistication, including his inductions.

By: HardcoreDave

HardcoreDave — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:43:30 +0000

@zzz573

No.

By: M.E

M.E — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:36:04 +0000

What I’d like to know is how we can use this?
Of course it makes sense, adrenaline surge and CNS going haywire and our natural adaptive tendency to record snapshots of information to be recalled to increase our effective response in recurring situations. (This being better used for lions and not city life, but it’s not going away)

The implication would suggest that if we could stimulate the brain to achieve this state without having to throw someone over a ledge, we could, in theory of course, increase memory gathering in situations where we’d normally need to focus but have no stimulant to do so. I.E classrooms.

This also begs the question if Derren here would find it of interest to use it as a case study, a free fall memory game?