# Ever spent time in a sensory deprivation tank?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 2, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-spent-time-in-a-sensory-deprivation-tank/414134 "2007-08-02T15:18:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Hildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-spent-time-in-a-sensory-deprivation-tank/414134/1 "2007-08-02T15:18:10Z")

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What was it like? Did you experience mystical visions or profound boredom?

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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-spent-time-in-a-sensory-deprivation-tank/414134/2 "2007-08-02T15:55:53Z")

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No, but I watched about 30 minutes of Lost in Translation once… does that count? 😛

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-spent-time-in-a-sensory-deprivation-tank/414134/3 "2007-08-02T21:58:39Z")

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I did have a disembodied feeling at first, which was a bit eerie. But soon I realized that was because the temperature of the water was just right and I was motionless. Just moving an arm or leg moved the hairs on my limbs and made me aware of them again.

Interesting, but nothing cosmic.