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1. Fit the headphones snugly over (or into) your ears. Try to isolate external noise as much as possible.

2. Adjust your computer's volume to a fairly high level. (This is NOT a shock site, I promise you.)

3. Go to this website (http://gprime.net/flash.php/soundimmersion).

4. Once the Flash file loads completely, click "Go" and TIGHTLY shut your eyes. Seriously, no matter what happens, do not look around -- it will shatter the illusion.

5. Spend the next two minutes in increasing aural astonishment. Try not to think about bats.

6. Return to this thread raving about how awesome the experience was, and about how you are now a better person for it.

You're welcome. :D

That's amazing, I swear there was was someone next to me shaking a box of matches, simply amazing.

That's amazing, I swear there was was someone next to me shaking a box of matches, simply amazing.

ROFL, I got the same feeling!

Damn earphone thigns don't work. -_-

Damn. That is pretty awesome. I think I'm just gonna go listen to it a few more times.

This is probably because I have cheap headphones, but I wasn't particularly impressed.

Holy shit.

This is probably because I have awesome headphones, but I was particularly impressed. ;)

It's actually a headset, but that was seriously cool. I could have sworn they were RIGHT THERE next to me. When it moved down...I kept thinking they were going to start touching me with their box of matches. Seriously, it really felt as if they were about to touch me with a box of matches.

I think that would have worked better if I wasn't half deaf, but it was neat.

http://www.soepavillonen.dk/data/files/freak_out_band_medium.jpg

That was truly awesome! :)
Though I suspect it's probably quite easy to make that illusion...:rolleyes:

Impressive, thanks for sharing with us.

Gah, stupid college computer has no sound. I'll move to another one and give it a bash.



Oh. My. Fuck.

That is freaky. Powerfully awesome.
I dub this thread to be:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q100/TheSteveslols/KINGCAT.jpg

Holy Flurking Schnit!

Ok, I'm at work and have no heaphones, I just wanted to feel part of the moment. I'll listen to it tonight!

LOL @ "King of Threads" pic :D

Anyways, this didn't work too well with me when I had the iPod headphones on. I actually had to listen to it headphone-free and it sounded better.

Eeek, that was weird.

I kept shrinking away from the sound - what does that guy think he's doing, shaking those matches next to my head?

Intrusive bastard.

At first I was thinking "Wait, isn't this just Surround Sound? Nice, but not so special"

Then I was thinking "AAH! Get away from me, you nutter!"

Eeek, that was weird.

I kept shrinking away from the sound - what does that guy think he's doing, shaking those matches next to my head?

Intrusive bastard.

I was more worried when he was lighting them by my ear at the start. Scared the crap out of me.

how does it work, is it just like normal surround, is it a trick, is it magic?

how does it work, is it just like normal surround, is it a trick, is it magic?

Magic. http://i.imdb.com/Photos/CMSIcons/emoticons/basic2/yes.gif

how does it work, is it just like normal surround, is it a trick, is it magic?

The intarwebs extend their tubes up through your headphones and eventually surround your head.

The intarwebs extend their tubes up through your headphones and eventually surround your head.
That. And magic. http://i.imdb.com/Photos/CMSIcons/emoticons/basic2/yes.gif

I dont have headphones at the moment, but i'll try it later.

LOL @ "King of Threads" pic :D

Anyways, this didn't work too well with me when I had the iPod headphones on. I actually had to listen to it headphone-free and it sounded better.

Really? It worked fine with my year old pair...

And that was pretty awesome. Although, I'm wondering...given that all that was probably happening was varying the noise levels in each ear, should we not be more awestruck by the power of our brains to tell us where it's "coming from"?

And that was pretty awesome. Although, I'm wondering...given that all that was probably happening was varying the noise levels in each ear, should we not be more awestruck by the power of our brains to tell us where it's "coming from"?
That's what gets me. I remember seeing something like this a few years ago at a science exhibit, but it required complicated, custom-built headphones with multiple speakers in them. I'm at a loss at how they make the sound come from "above" or "below" you by merely varying the sound in two standard earbuds, though...

I didn't have my headphones, so I held my speakers up to my ears (and probably looked crazy in the process. >.>)

I thought it was alright, until I remembered to close my eyes. At that point, I was simply amazed by the, you know, awesomeness of this whole thing.

Dot dot dot.

You realize, of course, that things sound different from behind and from in front, so all they have to do is play different sounds to make your brain interpret the matchbox being in some spot or another. Multiple speakers is probably just a much more efficient way to get surrond sound.