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July 13, 2015
The EEG flatlined as the subject weakly choked out, "So... nearly... free..."
He ran the length of the chamber repeatedly yelling at the top of his lungs for 3 hours straight, he continued attempting to scream but was only able to produce occasional squeaks. The researchers postulated that he had physically torn his vocal cords. The most surprising thing about this behavior is how the other captives reacted to it... or rather didn't react to it. They continued whispering to the microphones until the second of the captives started to scream. The Russian Sleep Experiment
Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 13, 2015 4:16 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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The secret and ghastly achievements of Communism surpass whatever the Nazis brazenly did in public.
Posted by: Mother Effingby at July 13, 2015 3:34 PM
Some western nations have done similar experiments. We'd know more about it but the files were purged.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra#Canadian_experiments
Posted by: Speller at July 13, 2015 4:46 PM
Very creepy story. By the looks of the comments, it isn't true, but certainly it's believable that such experiments could have been carried out, and not just by the Soviets.
Posted by: Juliecork at July 13, 2015 5:31 PM
"...certainly it's believable that such experiments could have been carried out, and not just by the Soviets."
Agreed, JulieCork.
Anywhere where a small group of people had unfettered power.
Like Communist/Socialist China
Like Communist/Socialist North Korea
Like Communist/Socialist Cambodia
Etc...
Posted by: John Condon at July 14, 2015 1:32 AM
As riveting as a summer camp horror story, but just as bogus. Inspired, I think, by a J.G. Ballard short story.
Posted by: ahem at July 14, 2015 6:54 AM
Now if you want to think of something truly horrifying, consider for a moment that Obama just gave Iran the bomb. Today will be noted in future history books---if there are any---as the official date WWIII started.
Posted by: ahem at July 14, 2015 6:58 AM