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(kggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh.....) AH! AH! -->BAGPIPES, MONKEYS, TERROR<--

goodnewsfortheinsane — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:19:48 -0800

By: pupdog

pupdog — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:37:15 -0800

If you sleep through that then it resorts to nastier things like bugles, irish bagpipes, computer tones, explosions, fingers on a chalkboard and a voice telling you to wake up. I might take offense at that... I'm going to download a few and check them out though.

By: CitrusFreak12

CitrusFreak12 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:56:49 -0800

I gave it a test run. I found the noise to be... noise. Distracting. It was too harsh, I think. I want noise that is soft, barely there. Cool find, though. I'll give another go tomorrow.

By: spish

spish — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:10:15 -0800

if you need white noise to sleep at home - buy a desk fan and a timer. connect the fan to the timer and set it to switch off after x number of hours. use your clock radio/alarm as usual. works for me. i never could get used to sleeping with ear-goggles strapped to my head.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:24:45 -0800

I always like to wake up by being surprised with fellatio, but once I didn't wake up fast enough and almost choked to death.

By: CitrusFreak12

CitrusFreak12 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:28:34 -0800

Oh yeah, seconding the "fan" suggestion. Works like a charm.

By: humannaire

humannaire — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:41:34 -0800

I always like to wake up by being surprised with fellatio, but once I didn't wake up fast enough and almost choked to death. Wow. If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me and all that.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:46:46 -0800

The best part of the mp3 is like the last five minutes or so. If you're not awake by the end of it, you're probably dead.

By: mstefan

mstefan — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:00:02 -0800

The best part of the mp3 is like the last five minutes or so. If you're not awake by the end of it, you're probably dead. Or in the middle of experiencing cardiac arrest...

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:20:06 -0800

Good idea.... TERRIBLE sound. The noise is super harsh, if I'm gonna listen to anything it will be a Stars of the Lid type low level drone or rain noise. Anyhow, it takes me an hour to fall asleep so power napping is off the table for me to begin with.

By: exlotuseater

exlotuseater — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:33:17 -0800

Ahh. So this is how polyphasic sleepers do it. Glad I can wake up spontaneous and refreshed every morning without insane cacophonies.

By: Enron Hubbard

Enron Hubbard — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:00:19 -0800

For free simple noise masking, try an FM radio tuned between stations. Works great for noisy neighbors. The Brainwave Generator (shareware, $40) lets you make your own background noise sounds, optionally mixed with beat frequencies that induce different brainwave states. Download and play. Also, get Audacity if you don't have a sound editor. I have experimented with BWGen for sleep induction with some success, but waking up is sometimes difficult. I'm going to try this guy's technique.

By: greasepig

greasepig — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:08:54 -0800

I love this. I'm fascinated by the regenerative power of short naps, and these sound files really did wonders for me. I can't wait to try this on my 15-minute commute on the subway here in Nagoya next week.

By: triolus

triolus — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:10:01 -0800

I really dig that "irish bagpipe" song.. anyone know who performs it/what it's called?

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:47:15 -0800

Relatively little scientific research has been performed on polyphasic sleep. Much, if not most, of the information about it comes from the claims of independent testers, many of whom are bloggers. (WP) Funny, I'd only heard of the concept via Seinfeld (when Kramer tries to "sleep like Da Vinci" to get more done). I didn't think people actually practiced it. That's crazy. (I'm all for naps, btw, but not in place of nightly sleep.)

By: CaptApollo

CaptApollo — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:16:36 -0800

I am so glad I read carefully and saw that it includes "brown noise" before listening to it at work. That was close!

By: nevercalm

nevercalm — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:26:45 -0800

This is pretty cool....much of the time I'm working days that are so long that things like breaks and lunch quickly turn into naps (tho I generally listen to Godspeed You Black Emporer or Iron and Wine or some such to drown out extraneous noise, with the alarm feature of the ipod and some obnoxious metal to wake me). I've found that I can do maybe three 20 minute naps a day and then 3 or so hours of sleep when I finally get home and still do physically and mentally demanding work with little discomfort or difficulty. I've always wondered if there was scientific or even "alternative medical" study of this sort of pattern, and what it might be called. If only I could find shoes that allow me all that time on my feet without them feeling like they're about to fall off....

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