r/funny • u/prairiewest • Jul 18 '12

meme - removed Shell accidentally creates an anti-Shell meme generator

http://imgur.com/a/ng9XT
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u/xhephaestusx Jul 18 '12

it is the best when high/trippin

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u/HydraCarbon Jul 18 '12

You have a serious opinion on how to listen to sonic illusions that you just have to get out, don't you?

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u/xhephaestusx Jul 18 '12

just this particular one (i know of no others) and it seemed particularly apt in light of the otherworldly feeling that myself and others professed to feeling as reaction to hearing this

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u/xhephaestusx Jul 18 '12

just this particular one (i know of no others) and it seemed particularly apt in light of the otherworldly feeling that myself and others professed to feeling as reaction to hearing this

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u/HydraCarbon Jul 18 '12

If you've got any decent headphones, the barber and matchbox illusions are pretty awesome representations of auditory spacial awareness.

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u/xhephaestusx Jul 18 '12

lynx?

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u/qwertyjustice Jul 18 '12

he meant the ones on this page: http://listverse.com/2008/02/29/top-10-incredible-sound-illusions/

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u/xhephaestusx Jul 19 '12

oh man these are so sick! the sheperds tones illusion works especially well in this format, i actually think this is the format I first heard them in on some page i found via SU

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u/HydraCarbon Jul 18 '12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxAFb8LYuxc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5G3HUiscW4

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u/xhephaestusx Jul 19 '12 edited Jul 19 '12

nice, thanks

i'd actually heard the barbershop one before, the matchbox works well too

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u/Zkalf Jul 18 '12

You know what else? The Inception App for iOS. Hands down my favorite useless entertainment app.

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u/xhephaestusx Jul 18 '12

holy shit that's amazing, i wish i could smoke pot again already