Today's interesting fact

Fritzo

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You can not read when you are dreaming! Dreaming takes place in the "creative" hemisphere of the brain (which is why they often make no sense). Reading is handed by the "logical" hemisphere, so you do not have the ability to comprehend printed words in your dreams.

Cool, eh?
 

Eli

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I've dreamt that I was simply driving down the street, reading all the signs....

I can most certainly remember being able to comprehend the words on the signs. :p
 

hypn0tik

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Originally posted by: Fritzo
You can not read when you are dreaming! Dreaming takes place in the "creative" hemisphere of the brain (which is why they often make no sense). Reading is handed by the "logical" hemisphere, so you do not have the ability to comprehend printed words in your dreams.

Cool, eh?

No. Not really. What's cool is how the Egyptians built their pyramids back in the day.
 

Lonyo

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Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Originally posted by: Fritzo
You can not read when you are dreaming! Dreaming takes place in the "creative" hemisphere of the brain (which is why they often make no sense). Reading is handed by the "logical" hemisphere, so you do not have the ability to comprehend printed words in your dreams.

Cool, eh?

No. Not really. What's cool is how the Egyptians built their pyramids back in the day.

OP got owned.
 

Fritzo

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Originally posted by: Lonyo
Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Originally posted by: Fritzo
You can not read when you are dreaming! Dreaming takes place in the "creative" hemisphere of the brain (which is why they often make no sense). Reading is handed by the "logical" hemisphere, so you do not have the ability to comprehend printed words in your dreams.

Cool, eh?

No. Not really. What's cool is how the Egyptians built their pyramids back in the day.

OP got owned.


:confused: In what way?

Anyway, it was cool how the Egyptians built their pyramids. All those aliens and flying saucers using tractor beams to move blocks around....REALLY COOL! :D
 

hypn0tik

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Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: Lonyo
Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Originally posted by: Fritzo
You can not read when you are dreaming! Dreaming takes place in the "creative" hemisphere of the brain (which is why they often make no sense). Reading is handed by the "logical" hemisphere, so you do not have the ability to comprehend printed words in your dreams.

Cool, eh?

No. Not really. What's cool is how the Egyptians built their pyramids back in the day.

OP got owned.


:confused: In what way?

Anyway, it was cool how the Egyptians built their pyramids. All those aliens and flying saucers using tractor beams to move blocks around....REALLY COOL! :D

Agreed. Not to mention those Pharoas (sp?) with l337 sk!llz that pwned n00bs for fun.

 

MaverickBP

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Originally posted by: Eli
I've dreamt that I was simply driving down the street, reading all the signs....

I can most certainly remember being able to comprehend the words on the signs. :p

were you reading them? Or had you seen them so many times they were memorized and recalled? ponder THAT ;)
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: MaverickBP
Originally posted by: Eli
I've dreamt that I was simply driving down the street, reading all the signs....

I can most certainly remember being able to comprehend the words on the signs. :p

were you reading them? Or had you seen them so many times they were memorized and recalled? ponder THAT ;)
/head explodes
 

Demon-Xanth

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I have read in dreams. That "fun fact" isn't true for everyone :)

Now, here is an interesting fact:
If you mix 50% oxygen with 50% acetylene in a plastic bag, then tape a fuse to it, then light the fuse, it makes a boom.
 

Literati

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Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Originally posted by: Fritzo
You can not read when you are dreaming! Dreaming takes place in the "creative" hemisphere of the brain (which is why they often make no sense). Reading is handed by the "logical" hemisphere, so you do not have the ability to comprehend printed words in your dreams.

Cool, eh?

No. Not really. What's cool is how the Egyptians built their pyramids back in the day.


Actually, no.

That's not that cool either.
 

AkumaX

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Originally posted by: Crono
Wasn't that mentioned in a Batman episode?

bruce wayne still alive w/ parents, tried to read, but couldn't.

batman's willpower broke him through it, mad hatter surprised
 

Literati

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And yes I've written in my dreams.

If you look past the fact I was naked and writing them on the inside of a bath tub, not only was I writing, but I was rhyming the words!
 

Steve

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Originally posted by: Literati
If you look past the fact I was naked and writing them on the inside of a bath tub


You just made me think of how the guy killed himself in the Stephen King move "It."
 

Literati

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Originally posted by: sm8000
Originally posted by: Literati
If you look past the fact I was naked and writing them on the inside of a bath tub


You just made me think of how the guy killed himself in the Stephen King move "It."

agh!

I used to watch that movie all the time when I was young.

I however, trying to recall that part, think I've supressed like 3/4th's of that movie do to repeated and excessive mental trauma.

I honestly can't remember any of it wtf?

This girl and I used to watch it ever friday / saturday night when I was like 8 for about 6 months.

What the hell, all I can remember is a sailboat? A paper one? and him being a spider in the end I think, and them running through the sheets and a guy with asthma?

I'm going to get that movie this weekend. I have some catching up to do.
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: Eli
I've dreamt that I was simply driving down the street, reading all the signs....

I can most certainly remember being able to comprehend the words on the signs. :p

I've had similar experiences. I've heard this "fact" before, too.
 

40Hands

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After seeing that movie, I used to take my stuffed clown off my dresser and put it behind my desk. Then push my desk up against it so it could not come alive. :D I think that movie scared a lot of kids in its days.
 

Literati

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Originally posted by: BroeBo
After seeing that movie, I used to take my stuffed clown off my dresser and put it behind my desk. Then push my desk up against it so it could not come alive. :D

hah! That is fan-fvcking-tastic!

How I miss being young.