2003 Greatest Invention

Only someone who's using only 20% of their brain would
fall for your patently outrageous [censored].
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"Patent News" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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RAPID MANIFESTATION
Inventor: Dr. Robert Anthony

This invention (already available) gives to anyone the ability to
use his brain at his FULL capacity... instead of only 10%-20%.

It is reported that it COMPLETELY and permanently transformed the
world of those using it.

Find out how this invention can work for you.

Nana Weedkiller said:

Only someone who's using only 20% of their brain would
fall for your patently outrageous [censored].
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"Patent News" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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RAPID MANIFESTATION
Inventor: Dr. Robert Anthony

This invention (already available) gives to anyone the ability to
use his brain at his FULL capacity... instead of only 10%-20%.

It is reported that it COMPLETELY and permanently transformed the
world of those using it.

Find out how this invention can work for you.

This is funny, but most people are said to only use 3-5% of their
brains.

What is the invention?
Mike

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This is funny, but most people are said to only use 3-5% of their
brains.

What is the invention?
Mike

Yes, we've all heard it "said" that people use only a small percent of their
brains. It would be interesting to learn where this idea originated, and
what evidence there is that it is true. Personally, I doubt it. As organs
go, the brain is a prodigious consumer of oxygen, so that little chunk of it
that is being used must be burning awfully hot.

--Rich

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Yes, we've all heard it "said" that people use only a small percent of
their brains. It would be interesting to learn where this idea
originated, and what evidence there is that it is true. Personally, I
doubt it. As organs go, the brain is a prodigious consumer of oxygen,
so that little chunk of it that is being used must be burning awfully
hot.

The question of that assertion's origin has come up a number of times on
alt.folklore.urban; I'm not sure if it was ever resolved, but checking that
group's archives would probably be informative.

Eric Bohlman said:

The question of that assertion's origin has come up a number of times
on alt.folklore.urban; I'm not sure if it was ever resolved, but checking
that group's archives would probably be informative.

In my college Neurobiology class, I was taught that the notion
originated with the 19th century neuroanatomists. Using
selective destruction of various areas on the brains of animals,
and electrical stimulation, they were able to identify the sensory
and motor regions, which take up nearly all of the cerebral
cortex in animals.

Similar work in humans (much of it from study of brain
injuries during wars of the period) only identified the functions
of small areas in the brain -- most of the brain had no
identifiable function. Somehow, this mutated into the
idea that you only use 5 or 10% (or some small amount)
of your brain.

Of course, it's a silly idea, but it is so easily grasped by
uneducated minds that it has taken on a life of its own.

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"Rich Shewmaker" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Yes, we've all heard it "said" that people use only a small percent of
their brains. It would be interesting to learn where this idea
originated, and what evidence there is that it is true. Personally, I
doubt it. As organs go, the brain is a prodigious consumer of oxygen,
so that little chunk of it that is being used must be burning awfully
hot.

The question of that assertion's origin has come up a number of times on
alt.folklore.urban; I'm not sure if it was ever resolved, but checking

that

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group's archives would probably be informative.

Your suggestion led me to search urban legend sources where I found this:

http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm

What fun!

--Rich

Rich Shewmaker said:

Your suggestion led me to search urban legend sources where I found this:

http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm

That's a poorly reasoned article on the subject. For example,
it says:

"But if all those parts of the brain are unused, removal or
damage to the "unused" part of the brain should be minor or
unnoticed. Yet people who have suffered head trauma,
a stroke, or other brain injury are frequently severely
impaired. Have you ever heard a doctor say, ". . . But
luckily when that bullet entered his skull, it only damaged
the 90 percent of his brain he didn't use"? Of course not."

The implication is that severe damage or removal of
part of the brain cannot be minor or unnoticed, but
that is flatly untrue. There have been cases of people
with massive damage to the frontal lobes with minor
or unnoticable changes. That was often the case
with lobotomy patients, in which the entire frontal
lobes were essentially disconnected from the rest
of the brain. Usually, it would result in behavioral
changes, which was the intended result, but if the
operation was performed too conservatively (too
far anterior), there would often be no perceptible
change in the status of the patient.

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Nana Weedkiller said:

Only someone who's using only 20% of their brain would
fall for your patently outrageous [censored].
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"Patent News" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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RAPID MANIFESTATION
Inventor: Dr. Robert Anthony

This invention (already available) gives to anyone the ability to
use his brain at his FULL capacity... instead of only 10%-20%.

It is reported that it COMPLETELY and permanently transformed the
world of those using it.

Find out how this invention can work for you.

This is funny, but most people are said to only use 3-5% of their
brains.

Only if most people are Jan Drew. That statistic is a bunch of hooey and has
no scientific basis.

Sure there are a lot of underachievers and unused brain power, but that hardly
translates into an exact percentage of brain usages vs brain capacity. If
true, though, it could explain why certain alt-meds are so popular.

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What is the invention?
Mike

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Subject: Re: 2003 Greatest Invention
From: Eric Bohlman [email hidden]
Date: 11/19/2003 11:43 AM Pacific Standard Time
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Yes, we've all heard it "said" that people use only a small percent of
their brains. It would be interesting to learn where this idea
originated, and what evidence there is that it is true. Personally, I
doubt it. As organs go, the brain is a prodigious consumer of oxygen,
so that little chunk of it that is being used must be burning awfully
hot.

..I believe that God does not exist. And I believe that all alternative medicine
is quackery. And I believe that these are both reasonable assumptions until I
am proven wrong.

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I don't give a damn if Peter lied to you, this newsgroup, his mother, or
the pope. Rich Shewmaker

Umm, there might just be a clue there (for those who are uising their brain, of
course)

Jan

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The question of that assertion's origin has come up a number of times on
alt.folklore.urban; I'm not sure if it was ever resolved, but checking that
group's archives would probably be informative.

(Ilsa9) said:

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Nana Weedkiller said:

Only someone who's using only 20% of their brain would
fall for your patently outrageous [censored].
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"Patent News" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:3fbb89d0$1_4@aeinews....
RAPID MANIFESTATION
Inventor: Dr. Robert Anthony

This invention (already available) gives to anyone the ability to
use his brain at his FULL capacity... instead of only 10%-20%.

It is reported that it COMPLETELY and permanently transformed the
world of those using it.

Find out how this invention can work for you.

This is funny, but most people are said to only use 3-5% of their
brains.

Only if most people are Jan Drew. That statistic is a bunch of hooey and has
no scientific basis.

Sure there are a lot of underachievers and unused brain power, but that hardly
translates into an exact percentage of brain usages vs brain capacity. If
true, though, it could explain why certain alt-meds are so popular.

Let me explain:

Of what I wrote, I would like to know what the invention is called in
this spam. The top of this thread didn't appear in my list.

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It is reported that it COMPLETELY and permanently transformed the
world of those using it.

To what? Chopping off your nuts would permanently transform your
world.

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This invention (already available) gives to anyone the ability to
use his brain at his FULL capacity... instead of only 10%-20%.

If most people average less than 10% brain capacity now, then the guy
has no customers

However,
The whole thing I wrote is huey just like this invention is to me

But focus on the 3-5% details and if you need the proof for brain
power percentage used, then please prove it successfully in any way
you need to do the job.
I'll be here when you get back.

Mike

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What is the invention?
Mike

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What is the invention?
Mike

It may be connected to the guy who made dolphins speak .. ?

Can't recall his name at the moment ..

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Subject: Re: 2003 Greatest Invention
From: [email hidden] (doe)
Date: 11/19/2003 6:54 PM Mountain Standard Time
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>What is the invention?
>Mike

It may be connected to the guy who made dolphins speak .. ?

Can't recall his name at the moment ..

Maybe one of these .. ?

http://www.flantech.com/neurophone.html

Who loves ya.
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This is funny, but most people are said to only use 3-5% of their
brains.

What is the invention?
Mike

Yes, we've all heard it "said" that people use only a small percent
of their brains. It would be interesting to learn where this idea
originated, and what evidence there is that it is true. Personally, I
doubt it. As organs go, the brain is a prodigious consumer of oxygen,
so that little chunk of it that is being used must be burning awfully
hot.

As I recall, the only time someone is using 100% of their brain is
during a grand mal epileptic seizure. No thanks.

-- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants
were standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT)

Thanks, Tom,
Mike

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>>What is the invention?
>>Mike

It may be connected to the guy who made dolphins speak .. ?

Can't recall his name at the moment ..

Maybe one of these .. ?

http://www.flantech.com/neurophone.html

Who loves ya.
Tom
Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com
Man Is A Herbivore! http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/manisaherbivore
DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/deadpeoplewalking

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This is funny, but most people are said to only use 3-5% of their
brains.

What is the invention?
Mike

Yes, we've all heard it "said" that people use only a small percent of

their

Quoted message said:

brains. It would be interesting to learn where this idea originated, and
what evidence there is that it is true. Personally, I doubt it. As organs
go, the brain is a prodigious consumer of oxygen, so that little chunk of

it

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that is being used must be burning awfully hot.

It's not true. The mere thought of having 95-97% brain for "fun" without
using it is laughable, and fMRI, PET, EEG, cFOS and techniques like that
have shown it to be not true.

--

Robert Bronsing

But that's okay, see the children bleed
It'll look great on the TV

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Rich Shewmaker said:

Your suggestion led me to search urban legend sources where I found

this:

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http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm

That's a poorly reasoned article on the subject. For example,
it says:

....
This is another webpage on the subject:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html

Somewhere else on that website are pictures and links to the guy who had a
large spike in his brain.

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Rich Shewmaker said:

Your suggestion led me to search urban legend sources where I found

this:

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Quoted message said:

http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm

That's a poorly reasoned article on the subject. For example,
it says:

...
This is another webpage on the subject:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html

Somewhere else on that website are pictures and links to the guy who had a
large spike in his brain.

Fineous Gage (sp) was a railroad worker that tapped a powder charge with a
crowbar. The resulting explosion drove the crowbar into and through his head.
He survived, but with some behavioral changes. He was said to swear a lot, be
short tempered, and have a very poor short-term memory.

There's an interesting article in New Scientist this week where a boy lost
50% of his brain and the other 50% compensated for the loss.
Anth

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This is funny, but most people are said to only use 3-5% of their
brains.

What is the invention?
Mike

Yes, we've all heard it "said" that people use only a small percent of

their

Quoted message said:

brains. It would be interesting to learn where this idea originated, and
what evidence there is that it is true. Personally, I doubt it. As

organs

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go, the brain is a prodigious consumer of oxygen, so that little chunk

of

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it

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that is being used must be burning awfully hot.

It's not true. The mere thought of having 95-97% brain for "fun" without
using it is laughable, and fMRI, PET, EEG, cFOS and techniques like that
have shown it to be not true.

--

Robert Bronsing

But that's okay, see the children bleed
It'll look great on the TV

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Anth said:

There's an interesting article in New Scientist this week where a boy lost
50% of his brain and the other 50% compensated for the loss.

So you're saying you've made a partial recovery?

-- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants
were standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT)