Decoding silent subliminal messages

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Decoding silent subliminal messages

Post by MrSdog99 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:07 am

I've downloaded a subliminal audio mp3 from realsubliminal.com and i was wondering if anybody knew how to decode what they're actually saying?

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Re: Decoding silent subliminal messages

Post by kozikowski » Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:38 am

This is where you Google to figure out the technology they're using for the product and we'll tell you if Audacity can execute that process or not.

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Re: Decoding silent subliminal messages

Post by MrSdog99 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:12 am

The site just says that they take the messages and raise them to a frequency beyond our hearing range(so the track is silent the whole time). Although, if the track is turned up loud you can hear a voice but its incomprehensible.

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Re: Decoding silent subliminal messages

Post by steve » Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:41 pm

MrSdog99 wrote:I've downloaded a subliminal audio mp3 from realsubliminal.com and i was wondering if anybody knew how to decode what they're actually saying?
I think that the idea is that your subconscious brain automatically works out what processes are required to decode the inaudible message. It doesn't sound very probable to me, but that's what exponents of silent subliminal messaging say.
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Re: Decoding silent subliminal messages

Post by Robert2 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:32 pm

The name sounds esoteric and attractive enough to some, but it is still the old snake oil trick…

As a matter of fact, it is even craftier than snake oil. Snake oil can be lab-tested. Subliminal messages cannot. There might not even be any message at all…

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