MetaFilter posts tagged with backwards

gnignis sdrawkcab

quin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:16:04 -0800

Apparently there is no trickery here; just a lot of practice, which allows this guy to sing backwards. The video reverses halfway through. If you can't stand the suspense, the YouTube tags reveal what the song is. [via]

Where are we running?

Effigy2000 — Sat, 12 May 2007 19:42:32 -0800

Joggers decked out in short shorts and iPods running alongside the road are common, but have you ever seen someone running backward? Backward running has been growing in popularity for years in many countries across the world where competitive races vary in length from sprints to marathons. This very different form of exercise is reputed to have many health benefits, despite the very obvious dangers of not being able to see where one is going. Think you can beat the current world records for backward running? If so, then this is the person you're going to need to try and beat...

Nostalgic for backmasking

spock — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:56:19 -0800

Remember the days when parents only used to be worried about the backwards messages in songs? Feeling nostalgic for a song with a little backmasking? backmaskonline.com. While few today buy-into the idea that backmasked lyrics have any affect on the subconscious (and vinyl LPs that can be played backwards are few and far between) some artists persist. What are your personal backmasking favorites? What was the appeal for you?

If you see your mom, tell her I said SATAN!!!

dhoyt — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 09:40:14 -0800

Ceci Nes't Pas Une Satanic Message • "Years ago someone told me that if you played Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven song backwards that you could make out 'satanic messages'. It is not my opinion that Led Zeppelin and the other artists here were given some kind of evil power to make these backwards sounds have a satanic message. And, no, I did not create this to show the evils of Rock and Roll. Instead I made this flash piece for two reasons: 1. I was new to Flash and wanted to be better at it and 2. The reverse files sound cool. "

!ecaep rof sdrawkcab

LeLiLo — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:39:42 -0800

Backwards . . . into the future A cab driver in India, who's driven only in reverse gear for the last two years (at speeds up to 85 kph, and without accident), hopes his upcoming trip will bring about peace with Pakistan.

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Stan Chin — Mon, 01 Sep 2003 23:18:45 -0800

Backmasking Soundclips. Backwards speech and music have been many, many times here, but here's some more clips. And then here's some more clips on top of that. [Horrible embedded soundclip].

What's really being said?

ashbury — Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:03:17 -0800

Reverse Speech. Seems like a load of hooey to me, but there are some pretty freaky things being said when you listen to it backwards. (via iconomy's wonderful web site)

riley370 — Tue, 29 May 2001 07:01:37 -0800

reverse speech "This form of communication can be heard if human speech is recorded and played backwards. Once every five or ten seconds very clear and precise phrases occur.
Reverse speech is the voice of truth and it is complementary with forward speech. The two modes occur simultaneously yet are formed in different areas of the mind. Simply, forward speech is from the left brain and Reverse Speech is from the right brain. "