Taking a 9-Volt to the Brain Increases Videogame Skill
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Yes, obviously this is a good idea...
Actually there is credence to this, but probably just improving your own body's electrical system is a better and safer way to achieve it.
Eat your vitamins for more ganks!
Actually there is credence to this, but probably just improving your own body's electrical system is a better and safer way to achieve it.
Eat your vitamins for more ganks!
As someone who has actually hooked not only his own head but the heads of friends and family up to 9-volt batteries (not to the temples for performance, different part of the head for different reasons), I felt the need to register to call you all wusses.
I'm totally gonna read more into this and try it out if it looks promising.
Seriously! It's fun! Just do your research first!
First off, note the current limit: 2mA. Ohm's law states that Voltage / Resistance = Current, so you've got to find the resistance of your head and tweak the voltage to get the right current. With a nine volt and the area I was working with (mastoid process, behind the ears), it came out to about 10mA depending on how hard you pushed with dry wires. That was about perfect for my purpose and it worked out great with no lobe damage (that I've noticed (yet)).
Secondly, do your research! There are plenty of papers about hooking electrodes up to brains. It is entirely possible to do this safely at home. It is also entirely possible to really zap the hell out of yourself, possibly fatally.
For the curious who may be asking "Why in the hell would you wire your mastoid process to a 9-volt?", you remember that story a few years back about how the Japanese made a headset that let you remote control people? Turns out that works by sending about 10mA through the inner ear by way of the mastoid process, causing you to feel like you are tipping over. I don't know about you, but I couldn't resist verifying that. BTW, FYI, totally verified.
I'm totally gonna read more into this and try it out if it looks promising.
Seriously! It's fun! Just do your research first!
First off, note the current limit: 2mA. Ohm's law states that Voltage / Resistance = Current, so you've got to find the resistance of your head and tweak the voltage to get the right current. With a nine volt and the area I was working with (mastoid process, behind the ears), it came out to about 10mA depending on how hard you pushed with dry wires. That was about perfect for my purpose and it worked out great with no lobe damage (that I've noticed (yet)).
Secondly, do your research! There are plenty of papers about hooking electrodes up to brains. It is entirely possible to do this safely at home. It is also entirely possible to really zap the hell out of yourself, possibly fatally.
For the curious who may be asking "Why in the hell would you wire your mastoid process to a 9-volt?", you remember that story a few years back about how the Japanese made a headset that let you remote control people? Turns out that works by sending about 10mA through the inner ear by way of the mastoid process, causing you to feel like you are tipping over. I don't know about you, but I couldn't resist verifying that. BTW, FYI, totally verified.
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Have they any idea what level of potential long-term damage this would cause?
I mean, we've been evolving for n millenia and I don't think Nature ever stuck electricity through anything that didn't use it purely for defence.
Have they any idea what level of potential long-term damage this would cause?
I mean, we've been evolving for n millenia and I don't think Nature ever stuck electricity through anything that didn't use it purely for defence.
cool it's like overclocking your brain. Don't forget to improve your brains cooling system by wearing hats with fans or balancing a glass of ice/water on your head. Yes this should work.
OK, I got my wire, my teensy battery and my sponges ready.
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I got nothin'.
Edit: Christ, people. We're not talking about hooking a power line directly into you brain. We're talking about light stimulation of the SCALP. Jesus. Have you ever touched a 9 volt to your tongue? LIKE THAT.
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I got nothin'.
Edit: Christ, people. We're not talking about hooking a power line directly into you brain. We're talking about light stimulation of the SCALP. Jesus. Have you ever touched a 9 volt to your tongue? LIKE THAT.
Well, sounds about right. 2 milliamp is not really anything that could kill you, you would barely feel it, at maximum a small muscle contraction. Painful shocks if i recall correctly start at ~5+ milliamps, and even then it's not fatal. To stop the heart you would need something around 300 milliamps to the chest.
Human body takes about 86k V from static electricity, on very low amperage on regular basis.
On the other hand, i wouldn't mind some people online to get a bit of shock therapy with 100-200 milliamps each time they open their mouths to trash talk someone over video games.
Human body takes about 86k V from static electricity, on very low amperage on regular basis.
On the other hand, i wouldn't mind some people online to get a bit of shock therapy with 100-200 milliamps each time they open their mouths to trash talk someone over video games.
You afraid of the lawsuit or Fox news?RatRace123 said:So, I'm reading this and assuming that sticking my tounge in an electrical socket will make me even awesomer.
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Yet another positive reason to live in Finland, I'm immune to FOX* and American law. (* Well... They can still write shit, but they can't target nor find me, Muahahaha! /Runs to a doom castle and start the Dööm device.
But I am sure there study about something similar while ago. Or was it about electro magnetic stimulation increasing temporarily brains functionality.
Should be sleeping, haven't read through all the posts but if it hasn't been covered already, here are some details.Bek359 said:
It isn't the voltage that kills you, it is the amps.
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JackHsu.shtml
A static shock can be 20k volts or more but it lacks the amperage to kill you. A 9 volt could kill you if it was hooked to your heart directly but you have resistance in your body/clothing and such that keeps that from happening. Swallowing it would be nasty but not from the voltage or amperage.
"The chemical contents of alkaline batteries generally include zinc, potassium hydroxide, manganese dioxide and graphite."
Like Bek359 said a chemical problem. If it leaks you are probably going to end up with chemical burns on your insides. I am thinking the jolt to your heart would be preferable at that point.
Also, completely off topic in my sleep deprived state, if you pull your static infused clothes apart in the dark you can see the sparks. I am also easily entertained sometimes. I have a fleece blanket that is fun to put in the dryer without a softener sheet. I have no idea why I even keep it around other than for this reason because I will not sleep under or wear anything other than breathable, nonplastic fibers.
Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his power level? It's over 9 VOLTS.
Sorry, I just had to do it.
Sorry, I just had to do it.