Sensory Deprivation Chamber?

[Raziaar]

Anybody ever used one of these? Also called a float tank, or flotation tank/chamber.

I think the idea of them is so neat, and i've always wanted to try one, but just have never gotten around to it I guess.

If you've used one, share your experiences!

 

[Qwert93]

Eh, never heard of it.

 

[Jangle]

my mates dad has been in one. They sound wierd.

 

[Raziaar]

Never heard of em eh? Well... They are relatively large 'chambers'. When the door is closed, they are COMPLETELY sound and lightproof. However, air can get in.

They are filled with I believe 10 inches of water, and about 800 pounds(CRAZY weight) of dissolved epsom salt(I believe that is the type). Because all that salt is dissolved in there, when you are laying down in the chamber, your body will float like a cork. So when everything is in effect, basically your sense of smell, your sense of sight, hearing, touch, and sense of enviroment(the water is body temperature) are all nullified, enabling some people to apparently have some hallucinations depending on what is going through their minds. Some are peaceful, some are scary. Its different for the individual.

I've never tried one... but I sure as hell want to.

EDIT: I think this website has some info about it.

http://www.samadhitank.com/

 

[Maxi]

There was some movie where the main character slept in one.

Since then, I've always wanted to try one.

 

[Raziaar]

There was some movie where the main character slept in one.

Since then, I've always wanted to try one.

What movie is that? All I know of is "The Pretender". A tv series, who sometimes uses one.

 

[Jimmeh]

Aren't they just bath tubs with lids?

Or is that something completely different?

 

[Raziaar]

Aren't they just bath tubs with lids?

Or is that something completely different?

Bathtubs with lids? Only if used bathtubs cost about 4000 dollars. Heh.

No, they're nothing like bathtubs. THey're not for bathing or anything of the sort at all. Like I said, completely sound/lightproof. Your body floats in the thing and feels as weightless as an astronaut in space supposedly. You can't really smell at all in there... nor see since its pitch dark. Does exactly as it says. It deprives the body of its senses to allow the mind to free itself of the physical world's distractions, I guess. Which can lead to hallucinations.

 

[Jimmeh]

Bathtubs with lids? Only if used bathtubs cost about 4000 dollars. Heh.

No, they're nothing like bathtubs. THey're not for bathing or anything of the sort at all. Like I said, completely sound/lightproof. Your body floats in the thing and feels as weightless as an astronaut in space supposedly. You can't really smell at all in there... nor see since its pitch dark. Does exactly as it says. It deprives the body of its senses to allow the mind to free itself of the physical world's distractions, I guess. Which can lead to hallucinations.

Yeah, the only time I've ever seen them is on The Simpsons, I've always wanted to try it hehe

Does sound really cool though.

 

[Shippi]

Heh, the only time I've seen these is on the Simpsons, but it looks interesting

 

[DarkStar]

What movie is that? All I know of is "The Pretender". A tv series, who sometimes uses one.

The movie is called Altered States.

It's a really good movie, extremely disturbing and crazy.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/altered_states/

 

[Crushenator 500]

I've never used one before, but wouldn't say no if i got the chance

Look up Timothy Leary, he was a writer that used to get himself high on LSD and go into these things :E

 

[Fat Tony!]

It sounds boring to me, unless you get to play computer games in them .
TFC in teh bath, pwnage!

 

[zodiak]

Heh, the only time I've seen these is on the Simpsons, but it looks interesting

hahaha same.

 

[Fat Tony!]

Wait the one in the simpons wasn't homer singing and making a racket? I thought it was sound proof?

 

[outpost]

These look neato

 

[Ames]

They look like sex torture chambers.

 

[outpost]

/me locks shens in to one

I'll be back in 5 minutes with the whip

 

[Farrowlesparrow]

* outpost locks shens in to one


I'll be back in 5 minutes with the whip

whip...pff, you're in water. What you need is a taser

 

[Ames]

whip...pff, you're in water. What you need is a taser

You can't have sex with a taser.

 

[outpost]

/me zaps with tazer

Yes you can!

 

[sHaDdoW]

You can't have sex with a taser.

ouch now that would hert

 

[Farrowlesparrow]

You can't have sex with a taser.

Unless you're talking about whips in the parlimentary sense...then having sex with those would be quite difficult also.

 

[Vigilante]

I'd really like to try one as well.

 

[outpost]

What tazers and whips?

 

[thenerdguy]

daredevil sleeps in one.

 

[Ames]

daredevil sleeps in one.

which is why the movie sucked.

 

[Fat Tony!]

Farrow you can hump teh whip, then again you can hump teh tazor too :O :naughty:

 

[thenerdguy]

you could shock the package.

 

[outpost]

Tingly!

 

[Raziaar]

Must you guys bring homoeroticism into every thread you touch?


"I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my homosexuals flaming."


But this is rediculous!