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April 12, 2002

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES and RICH SONES, Ph.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. What's the ultimate in virtual reality?

    A. Got to be our nightly dreams. What other simulated experience is so convincing you don't know it's unreal until it's over? This is what makes rare and remarkable "lucid dreams" so compelling, where you as dreamer can fly above the clouds, make love to famous people, talk with loved ones long dead even as you become aware "it's only a dream." And for a peak involvement, you can "steer" the events, becoming dream director.


     
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