[funsec] Teens now getting high off 'digital drugs'

[Martin Tomasek]

On 7/15/2010 3:38 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:18:37 +0300, Juha-Matti Laurio said:
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>> Web sites are luring kids with free downloads of "digital drugs," which are audio files designed to induce drug-like effects.
>> The sites claim it is a safe and legal way to get high, but parents fear it could lead to illegal drug use.
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> How is this any different from meditating to suitable music?
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It seems that it uses binaural beats - the same trick that is used in 
AVS machines (such as these: http://www.photosonix.com/products.htm). 
The recording contains different frequency for each ear, resulting in 
brain producing frequency diference in EEG. Try to listen to this: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZdqR5weIQA for example. If you listen 
just to one headphone, you will not hear that low-frequency artifact 
created by your own brain.

Some people use AVS machines as a shortcut for reaching certain states 
of mind. Instead of spending 20 years meditating, they just put the 
headphones on..

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Martin Tomasek