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Oct 21, 2024
This Man Proved Time Is An Illusion. In 1972 he entered a cave chamber 440 feet below the ground, alone and isolated from any natural light & clocks. For six months he removed from all time references...
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Michel Siffre conducted groundbreaking experiments living in caves isolated from time cues starting in 1962, discovering that humans have an internal biological clock independent of the 24-hour day-night cycle. His research revealed that without external time references, people often developed longer sleep-wake cycles of up to 48 hours, and that subjective time perception becomes distorted—experiencing two months as only one—fundamentally advancing our understanding of human chronobiology.
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