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Orrex

(64,323 posts) Tue Oct 27, 2015, 07:20 AM Oct 2015

Another gem from Cracked.com

5 Eerie Ways Entire Groups Went Insane Science Can't Explain

Great stuff! You'll particularly enjoy #1 on the list.

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Another gem from Cracked.com (Original Post) Orrex Oct 2015 OP

I remember #4 and #5 progressoid Oct 2015 #1

It's called multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) AlbertCat Oct 2015 #2

How could they not include the Republican Party??? paul ofnoclique Nov 2015 #3

progressoid

(50,787 posts)

1. I remember #4 and #5

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 01:39 PM

Oct 2015

Amazing groupthink fails.

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

2. It's called multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 11:52 AM

Oct 2015

There's a great (and weird) film by Todd Haynes staring Julianne Moore (she's great!) about MCS called "Safe" (no not the other "Safe"!) Made in 199-something.

I love Haynes films. They are bizarre, but beautiful and visual.

Moore plays this woman who is barely there. One scene she talks to a friend who's bother is dying. Another friend is about to have a baby. Her biggest happening is they sent the wrong color couch. She drinks milk (a baby) while her latin housekeeper takes care of everything. Her marriage is loveless. In the 1st part of the film , everything starts to make her sick. Finally, she has a seizure when she goes to pick up the dry-cleaning (all the chemicals). The last half of the film she's in a place like the place in AZ and the film becomes about the scam and manipulation of these new age help facilities.

Check it out.

http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Criterion-Collection-Julianne-Moore/dp/B00NMUCL1G/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1446050586&sr=1-3&keywords=safe+dvd

paul ofnoclique

(81 posts)

3. How could they not include the Republican Party???

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 05:36 PM

Nov 2015

Cracked is great, but this is a glaring omission!

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