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Comments on: Study: Subliminal ads warp your brain

Exposure to brand logos for just milliseconds changes the way people behave, according to research from Duke and the University of Waterloo.

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Great...
by ayekantspeylgud March 19, 2008 12:08 PM PDT: So does this mean that if companies perceived as "good" or with products that are generally considered "good" have a "good" effect on us via subliminal ads, will "bad" companies be utilizing the same to get us headed, all at once, in the opposite direction? Or are they already, without people noticing or paying much attention?; Like this Reply to this comment

They better be careful
by Lee in San Diego March 19, 2008 12:20 PM PDT: Well maybe the advertisers don't care, but the super compressed
subliminal "blipverts" in a Max Headroom episode caused some TV
viewers heads to explode. Benign subliminal adverts now, but 20
minutes into the future our living room walls could be dripping
with brains.; Like this Reply to this comment

Didn't say they would buy more apple stuff
by jtfrazier2000 March 19, 2008 1:32 PM PDT: Neat & weird that they became more creative, but does it sell more stuff?; Like this Reply to this comment

Please explain
by Slooze March 19, 2008 9:14 PM PDT: What do you mean by "...upset-destined Duke University (fill out
those brackets, people)..."? And how does it relate to the study?; Like this Reply to this comment

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by Dalkorian March 20, 2008 10:11 AM PDT: There's trouble in a far-off nation.
Time to get in love formation.
Your love's more deadly than Saddam,
And that's why I gotta drop da bomb!
Yvan eht nioj.
Yvan eht nioj.
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...
Lisa: But you have recruiting ads on TV. Why do you need
subliminal messages?
Smash: It's a three-pronged attack. Subliminal, liminal, and
superliminal.
Lisa: Superliminal?
Smash: I'll show you. (opens the window and shouts at Lenny
and Carl, who are standing on the corner) Hey, you! Join the
Navy!
Carl: Uh, yeah, all right.
Lenny: I'm in.

- From the Simpsons episode titled "New Kids on the Blecch"

Sorry folks, it seemed appropriate. Maybe the superliminal has
warped my brain too!; Like this Reply to this comment

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