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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,25fps
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.09,0:00:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "Centrifuge Brain Project" started in the 70's.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.06,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dr. Brenswick at the University of the State of New York
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was involved in a research
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.00,0:00:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the effects of kindergarden rides
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.00,0:00:23.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the learning curve of 4 year old children.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.07,0:00:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We developed the idea of building a larger, stronger device
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.09,0:00:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to examine the effects also on adults.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.01,0:00:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first tests were a desaster.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.06,0:00:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reached 6 G's and it broke apart.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.08,0:00:42.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We lost our academic standing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.09,0:00:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we had an idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.05,0:00:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matt's brother-in-law was on the board of a company
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.08,0:00:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that designed and manufactured amusement park rides.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.07,0:00:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had all the resources for us to continue our experiments.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.05,0:01:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We designed our first real prototype which was the "Spherothon".
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.04,0:01:14.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the rotation starts the seats are lifted slowly,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.07,0:01:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causing the people to float upside down.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.02,0:01:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The difficulty was stopping the rotation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.01,0:01:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without people coming crashing down in the upper levels.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.05,0:01:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We established an independent company funded by amusement park visitors.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.07,0:01:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the more people that came around to the amusement park
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.02,0:01:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more funding we had.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.07,0:01:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second machine was named the "Wedding Cake"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.07,0:02:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of the four platforms set on top of each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.00,0:02:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These machines provide total freedom.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.06,0:02:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cutting all connections from the world you live in:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.07,0:02:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communication, responsibility, weight
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.00,0:02:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything is on hold while you're being centrifuged.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.02,0:02:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the test results that year were a little too extreme to be published
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.03,0:02:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so for the next phase we shifted our attention to height instead of acceleration.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.03,0:02:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well actually the first day wasn't really planned out very well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.10,0:02:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everybody wanted to get on and not realizing that it was a 14 hour ride
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.01,0:02:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some people fell asleep, missed their stops
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.00,0:02:52.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and had another 14 hours, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.01,0:03:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you could imagine the problems that entailed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.04,0:03:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, after the experience of the"High Altitude Conveyance"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.01,0:03:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we found that people needed something to do in there
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.05,0:03:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we introduced an interactive option.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.02,0:03:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each cabin was equipped with a button.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.00,0:03:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This way they felt they had a little bit control over the ride itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.02,0:03:31.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except for one incident where the "Expander"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.01,0:03:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was placed a little bit too close to a building
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.00,0:03:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were no real problems with it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.04,0:03:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there was a level of undefined brain activity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.00,0:03:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around 30% higher than the kids who stayed on the ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.05,0:03:59.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This contraption was the "Dandelion".
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.09,0:04:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was designed to simulate the prenatal experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.00,0:04:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, when a mother is walking, the baby would kind of move around.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.05,0:04:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we tried to compensate for the weight
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.00,0:04:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and size differential between an adult and a baby.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.02,0:04:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The concept behind this one was that the subject
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.00,0:04:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had no idea which track it was going to take
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.00,0:04:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unpredictability was an important aspect of our work
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.06,0:04:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which in many people resulted in readjustments of key goals and life aspirations.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.04,0:05:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are using only ten thousand horsepower now,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.06,0:05:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but l am convinced once we reach twenty thousand
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.01,0:05:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are going to be free of all boundaries.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.05,0:05:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Permanently, and it will be very stable.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.10,0:05:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had set backs, but I wouldn't say that it was a mistake.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.04,0:05:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was not a mistake. If anything, the mistake is in nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.00,0:05:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gravity is a mistake.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.05,0:05:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We fight the forces that hold us down
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.09,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the whole life is an effort to escape from reality.