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OT, perhaps, but I didn't like the subliminal messaging/subliminal effects in the video, which were totally unnecessary. Did anyone else notice them?

by dotBen 16y ago

gridspy 16y ago
I think that you were supposed to notice them.
- dotBen 16y ago
  do you not think it was a bit weird? BTW: I'm at a bit of a loss as to why my original comment got downvoted so much... would someone care to help me out with explaining what was wrong with what I wrote?
  - thatoneguy 16y ago
    Subliminal messaging has largely proven to be a hoax and the downvoting is probably the result of a heavy aversion to pseudoscience most users on this site ostensibly possess. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli
    - Retric 16y ago
      I don't think it's quite that clear cut. I suspect that product placement in moves is both effective and somewhat subliminal. The real issue is the limits on effect. Flashing messages is not going to get someone to kill some dictator but: "Subconscious stimuli by single words is well known to be modestly effective in changing human behavior or emotions. This is evident by a pictorial advertisement that portrays four different types of rum.rocks The phrase "U Buy" was embedded somewhere, backwards in the picture. A study was done to test the effectiveness of the alcohol ad. Before the study, participants were able to try to identify any hidden message in the ad, none found any. In the end, the study showed 80% of the subjects unconsciously perceived the backward message, meaning they showed a preference for that particular rum.[2]" (From your link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli)
  - PG-13 16y ago
    You know what's wrong with what you wrote, which is why you edited without admitting to it like a coward. You wrote some nonsense like "I have a gift for spotting subliminal messages", when it was totally obvious to everyone.
jrp 16y ago
It didn't bother me. It reminds me of the "edgy" look in a lot of trailers for movies or video games. In particular I am thinking of Portal now, although I'm not sure if they used that exact thing.

OT, perhaps, but I didn't like the subliminal messaging/subliminal effects in the video, which were totally unnecessary. Did anyone else notice them?

by dotBen 16y ago

OT, perhaps, but I didn't like the subliminal messaging/subliminal effects in the video, which were totally unnecessary. Did anyone else notice them?

gridspy 16y ago

I think that you were supposed to notice them.

dotBen 16y ago
do you not think it was a bit weird? BTW: I'm at a bit of a loss as to why my original comment got downvoted so much... would someone care to help me out with explaining what was wrong with what I wrote?
- thatoneguy 16y ago
  Subliminal messaging has largely proven to be a hoax and the downvoting is probably the result of a heavy aversion to pseudoscience most users on this site ostensibly possess. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli
  - Retric 16y ago
    I don't think it's quite that clear cut. I suspect that product placement in moves is both effective and somewhat subliminal. The real issue is the limits on effect. Flashing messages is not going to get someone to kill some dictator but: "Subconscious stimuli by single words is well known to be modestly effective in changing human behavior or emotions. This is evident by a pictorial advertisement that portrays four different types of rum.rocks The phrase "U Buy" was embedded somewhere, backwards in the picture. A study was done to test the effectiveness of the alcohol ad. Before the study, participants were able to try to identify any hidden message in the ad, none found any. In the end, the study showed 80% of the subjects unconsciously perceived the backward message, meaning they showed a preference for that particular rum.[2]" (From your link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli)
- PG-13 16y ago
  You know what's wrong with what you wrote, which is why you edited without admitting to it like a coward. You wrote some nonsense like "I have a gift for spotting subliminal messages", when it was totally obvious to everyone.

jrp 16y ago

It didn't bother me. It reminds me of the "edgy" look in a lot of trailers for movies or video games. In particular I am thinking of Portal now, although I'm not sure if they used that exact thing.