Altered States
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:01:46
The tank itself...
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...was unusual in that it was vertical...
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...and looked like an old boiler.
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Inside the tank the subject wore
a heavy glass bubble...

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...and you would have thought the whole
contraption uncomfortable to say the least.

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It was, however, effective.
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Of the 23 students tested,
only two found the experience unpleasant.

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Some even called it exhilarating.
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A number of students hallucinated.
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Dr. Jessup found the encephalographic
evidence especially interesting.

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And one Saturday afternoon, in April 1967...
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...he decided to try the experience
for himself.


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