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Re: Communicating with people on psychedelics

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Post by sqlftw »

Many years ago I tried LSD, and for whatever reason, I never seemed to experience visual hallucinations. However, in recent years, cars have started having LED tail lights, which really bother my eyes. Several times I have asked my friends, "Aren't those terrible!?" to which they might reply, "They are pretty bright." Bright! They aren't just too bright, they are intensely STROBING! Can normal people not see that? Is this the flashback I was promised?

Re: Communicating with people on psychedelics

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Post by 8d7a8 »

sqlftw wrote: post #4

Many years ago I tried LSD, and for whatever reason, I never seemed to experience visual hallucinations. However, in recent years, cars have started having LED tail lights, which really bother my eyes. Several times I have asked my friends, "Aren't those terrible!?" to which they might reply, "They are pretty bright." Bright! They aren't just too bright, they are intensely STROBING! Can normal people not see that? Is…

I have had rainbow halos around street and car headlights since my early twenties. I first noticed it whilst tripping and have yet to determine whether the cause is physical or mental. Looks pretty though.

Re: Communicating with people on psychedelics

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Post by jrowley »

sqlftw wrote: post #4

Many years ago I tried LSD, and for whatever reason, I never seemed to experience visual hallucinations. However, in recent years, cars have started having LED tail lights, which really bother my eyes. Several times I have asked my friends, "Aren't those terrible!?" to which they might reply, "They are pretty bright." Bright! They aren't just too bright, they are intensely STROBING! Can normal people not see that? Is…

LEDs use pulse width modulation to dim, so if it's a subpar circuit with relatively large width duty cycle, that might be what you're picking up. Might want to check out persistence of vision displays. They rely on tricking your brain in similar ways.

Do florescent lights bother you too at all?

Also from what I've heard sometimes people will only see visuals after a second time taking LSD or by taking a more substantial sized dose.

Re: Communicating with people on psychedelics

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Post by tyho »

sqlftw wrote: post #4

Many years ago I tried LSD, and for whatever reason, I never seemed to experience visual hallucinations. However, in recent years, cars have started having LED tail lights, which really bother my eyes. Several times I have asked my friends, "Aren't those terrible!?" to which they might reply, "They are pretty bright." Bright! They aren't just too bright, they are intensely STROBING! Can normal people not see that? Is…

Low frequancy PWM is annoying, it's not just you:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?104151-Ir...

Re: Communicating with people on psychedelics

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Post by addled »

sqlftw wrote: post #4

Many years ago I tried LSD, and for whatever reason, I never seemed to experience visual hallucinations. However, in recent years, cars have started having LED tail lights, which really bother my eyes. Several times I have asked my friends, "Aren't those terrible!?" to which they might reply, "They are pretty bright." Bright! They aren't just too bright, they are intensely STROBING! Can normal people not see that? Is…

I see the strobing of LEDs if the lights are moving across my field of vision. I find it a pretty distracting as well.

Re: Communicating with people on psychedelics

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Post by notthegov »

empath75 wrote: post #3

I don't know how they'll get their message past the machine elves from dimension 9 that also communicate with people on LSD.

DMT is much different than LSD. I have never heard anyone talk about machine elves and LSD.

DMT is a legitimate mystery of science and is not a drug in the traditional sense.

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