The Creepypasta Experiments

The Creepypasta Experiments

Surf the Internet long enough and you'll happen upon creepypasta: little cut-and-paste snippets of horror that blur the lines between reality and the fantastic. These collectively assembled amalgams of pop culture influences take on their own amorphous power -- and more than a few of them seem to involve shadowy science experiments. So in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Christian explore the real-life science behind a handful of experiments from the world of creepypasta.

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999 Birthday Candles

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Atomic Bomb Parties and Nuclear Fallout

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Crimes of Paleontology

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The Placebo Effect: Brain Over Pain

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Change Your Mind the Hard Way

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28 Huhti 201137min

Tyrannosaurus Sex

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26 Huhti 201124min

The Quest for Cyberimmortality

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21 Huhti 201132min

Is privacy an illusion?

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19 Huhti 201132min

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