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> That means, if I give you a placebo, and tell you it's a placebo, there's a 1 in 3 chance it will help alleviate symptoms of whatever I say it's for. I've se
by jMyles 11y ago
> That means, if I give you a placebo, and tell you it's a placebo, there's a 1 in 3 chance it will help alleviate symptoms of whatever I say it's for.
I've seen this avert bad trips.
"This is a coin. It's just a regular coin from my pocket, but I want you to carry, and know that as long as you carry this coin - for the rest of the night - you'll be safe."
- frost_knight 11y agoI've heard of this idea before and it sounds great. But I can think of a hack for it that could make the trip even worse. "This is a coin. It's just a regular coin from my pocket, but I want you to carry, and know that as long as you carry this coin - for the rest of the night - you'll be safe." (lean in close to whisper into the recipient's ear) "But if you lose the coin...if you lose the coin, you're doomed, mate. Completely f*cking doomed."
- socratees 11y agoReminds me of Schrodingers Cat(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat).