Sorry guys, another late update. This should be dated April 1st, but I ran into a horrible prank gone awry and ended up trapped in a time vortex for a few days. No, actually, my phone battery died, and I left my laptop at school, so I'm using my sister's laptop to run a few updates, but her settings are all silly.
A little background: I have an Android smartphone, which, while advertising me as a total nerd, also allows me to do really awesome things like browse the web, update my blog, and make calls. One of the best things about it is that I can download free apps from the Android Market. These are like miniature programs for my phone, and like miniature sausages, are even better than the full-sized ones. I was searching online for 'Best Apps' when I came across this 'Brain Therapy' program which promised to 'promote positive brain waves'. Short of giving me free candy or sex, this was the best app I'd come across, and I was curious, so I downloaded it. FOR FREE.
It claimed to use sound therapy to alter brainwave states. I'll admit I was skeptical, but I plugged my earphones in, turned it on, and -whoa. You ever get the feeling there's a tennis ball rattling around in your head? That's probably a sign of brain cancer. The slightly modulated waves of sound feel like you're at a really intense concert with a band that plays only in low bass tones (like every 'new age alternative' band that thinks they're edgy and hip because they have a cellist).
Surprisingly enough, I knocked out after 5 minutes of the pulsating white noise, which is pretty cool. There were other settings too - meditation, study therapy, murder all your friends, relaxation - and even more with the 'paid' version. I'm slightly suspicious that there's subliminal messaging within their 'therapeutic' signals. But I'm sure it's not kill everybody much of a problem.
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