The-Error’s Thoughts

What are subliminal messages anyway?

Here is a quote from Wikipedia:

“A subliminal message is a signal or message designed to pass below the normal limits of perception. For example it might be inaudible to the conscious mind (but audible to the subconscious or deeper mind) or might be an image transmitted briefly and unperceived consciously, yet perceived unconsciously. In the everyday world, some have claimed that subliminal techniques are used in advertising and propaganda.”

But do subliminal messages really exist, and most important of all, do they work? This got me thinking after a friend of mine showed me this cool banner:

So do they exist? Well, read on…

I recently noticed something on today’s CD’s, they all have a 52X sign that indicates the maximum spinning speed of the CD.
But, is this really just a innocent sign or does it contain some dark secret you can’t even imagine? Is it something more then just the CD speed sign? Let’s take a closer look:

Above is a regular CD, notice anything strange? No? Take a really good look:

Now who’s crazy? That 56X doesn’t look so innocent now, does it? Have a look at it again from another angle:

Could all this be some kind of a conspiracy? Mind control? Subliminal commercial for Durex?

So many CD’s, so many CD-Rom’s, so many questions, and yet so little answers… well maybe I didn’t answer the question “do subliminal messages exist?”, but at least you have something to think about. But don’t believe just everything you see or read because maybe after all…

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