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The Science Of Sleep (Contains cute animal pictures)

08-09-2009 11:50pm

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Galvasean

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not to be confused with the indie movie of the same name...

Was rumaging around on NatGeo, and was amazed to discover that apparently scientists still don't fully understand what sleep is actually for!

http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2009/08/why-we-sleep-is-a-mystery.html

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#2 09-09-2009 11:45am

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Sleep puts the brain into a deep state of alpha mode... you know what that means? Psychic powers.

*waves arms mysteriously*

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#3 09-09-2009 3:21pm

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Sleep is a tool of the devil aimed at consuming precious awake/living time

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#4 09-09-2009 5:13pm

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Do scientists know fully understand how anything really works?

*wondering how many nocs are scientists now

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#5 12-09-2009 10:12pm

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Is it a bad idea to burn a dream catcher?

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#6 12-09-2009 10:33pm

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Apparently it's bad luck to do so...if you dont believe then burn away friend:pac:

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#7 16-09-2009 12:09am

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we sleep to forget....

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#8 16-09-2009 1:23am

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No, sleep is the time when the voices get to run free.

Sleep = EVIL

cherryghost wrote: »

we sleep to forget....

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#9 22-09-2009 2:50pm

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run freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

oops , joking of course.

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#10 30-09-2009 10:46pm

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RandolphEsq wrote: »

Sleep is a tool of the devil aimed at consuming precious awake/living time

Sleep is a tool of God aimed at reducing people's chances of falling into sin.

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