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Having trouble getting up the courage to jump out of an airplane with nothing but a cubic foot or so of cord and fabric between you and certain splatteredness?
Now with safety helmets that magentically stimulate your prefrontal cortex, Fear of Extreme Sports can be a thing of the past!
An easily
accessible dial lets YOU choose the level of fear you experience.
It may be Stupid, it may be Dangerous, but now it doesn't have to be Scary as well.
``Since the prefrontal cortex is known to project to the amygdala, a hub of fear memory deep in the brain, the researchers propose that increased activity of infralimbic neurons in the prefrontal cortex strengthens memory of safety by inhibiting the amygdala's memory of fear. They speculate that stimulating parts of the prefrontal cortex in anxiety disorder patients, using an experimental technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation, might help them control fear.''
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or click the 'link' link below, so to speak. [Zircon, Oct 04 2004]
Fear control helmet?
http://www.bdel.com...p01EMT/14helmet.htm
[half, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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But isn't the whole point of these sports not just the percieved risk, but also the fear induced by it? |
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I would like to place an order for one helmet please, but it must arive in time for my next trip to the dentist. |
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Fear is a survival mechanism. |
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"Naw, he wasn't suicidal. He just had the dial set all the way over to 'Terminally Courageous'." |
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I'd be afraid to try it. I have a fear of control helmets. |
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If you're going to quote, you probably should cite the quotee. |
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Yep, should have cited. Here's the URL: |
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-11/niom-mb103002.php |
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[tjs] Stick it in a link, not in your anno text. |
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[catfish25] I think that fear is _part_ of it but mainly it's the sensation of falling throught the air or sliding down the slope or whatever. Otherwise being mugged would turn into an extreme sport. |
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<Yoda> "Anger. Fear. Agression. The Dark Side of the Force are they." </Yoda> |
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[Zircon] Cruising through Compton in fireapple red Mustangs on Friday nights is what passes for a good time to white guys in boho Silverlake, LA. |
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Amazing skiing feats can be (temporarily)
acheived by complete beginners, thanks to
the Dutch Couarge produced from taking 150
mg of Codiene Phosphate, going up to the top
of the Dachstein Glacier in Austria (2700
metres .... ), then downing a litre of 6.5%
Lager because you're thirsty. Fear ? Never
heard of it. |
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Apparently, it's a very funny thing to see, too. |
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I can think of several illegal drugs that would do this. |
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I can also think of sevral others that would make you think "can't be bothered". |
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Your invention should be sold to the army. :) |
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"You have nothing to fear except the helmet itself." |
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Reminds me of those glasses Zaphod
Beeblebrox had that turned dark in times of peril. |
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