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The Quietest Place on Earth: Minnesota's Orfield Laboratories
14:19 - 23:28 (09:09)
Orfield Laboratories in Minnesota has earned the Guinness record for being the quietest place on Earth, with negative 13 decibels A-weighted. The silence in the chamber can cause hallucinations, making it an unusual place for testing and research.
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The speaker reflects on his psychological evaluation score of a "slightly high side of medium with some experiences of a schizotypal nature", wondering if his unique thought processes are simply a distorted and superstitious mindset or symptoms of a schizotypal mind.
14:19 - 18:57 (04:38)
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The speaker reflects on his psychological evaluation score of a "slightly high side of medium with some experiences of a schizotypal nature", wondering if his unique thought processes are simply a distorted and superstitious mindset or symptoms of a schizotypal mind. The individual dives into their pre-sleep thought process and unique perceptual experiences, touching on hallucinations they've experienced alongside auditory experiences before pondering on the implications of a "schizotypal" diagnosis.
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Orrfield Laboratories' anechoic chamber is known to be the quietest place on earth; however, after ensuring further sealing to prevent sound leakage, tests gave it a reading of negative 13 decibels A-weighted.
18:57 - 23:28 (04:30)
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Orrfield Laboratories' anechoic chamber is known to be the quietest place on earth; however, after ensuring further sealing to prevent sound leakage, tests gave it a reading of negative 13 decibels A-weighted. Guinness World Records offers services to clients to set and break records for a fee.