Oh noes. He's trying to scare us into taking action and saving our planet from ourselves. He is such an evil person. What has the world come to?

Sarcasm aside, I don't see anything wrong with scaring people into doing the right thing (the right thing being, you know, stop f-ing up the planet). He isn't saying if we don't blow up global warming, global warming will follow us home and kill us because it hates freedom. Kind of a big difference when you compare it to Bush/Cheney's fear mongering.

You know, I don't remember seeing Mushroom clouds or even a mention of Nuclear Weapons
in 'An Inconvenient Truth', of course I may just not remember it, but it seems like it
would be something I would indeed remember.

I suppose I'll re-watch it and check over the weekend.

What is the duration of the nuclear clip? Lori-k, if its subliminal, you wouldnt 'see' it or remember seeing it, due to the shortness of the visual, if it was short in duration, but the brain 'sees' it and our subconscience sees it as well.

Originally posted by greatlakes
What is the duration of the nuclear clip? Lori-k,

It's Iori.

And I don't know, since I don't remember even seeing a nuclear detonation
in the movie at all.

if its subliminal, you wouldnt 'see' it or remember seeing it, due to the shortness of the visual, if it was short in duration, but the brain 'sees' it and our subconscience sees it as well.

Subliminal messaging is illegal in America and most of the rest of the world,
and considering how scrutinized the movie was, I'd think someone would have caught it
early on and make a big legal hubub about it.

[edit on 6/30/2007 by iori_komei]

The segment before the nuke begins:

"nothing is scarier"

and shows (in this order):

* a lightning strike
* a storm threatening docked boats
* a tornado
* a factory spewing smoke
* a forest fire
* waves slamming against a bridge
* a car submerged in water
* a nuclear blast
* dead trees
* more smoke stacks
* more waves slamming against a bridge

I don't think it's subliminal if you can consciously see it. And despite the big deal people make of subliminals, I have read many opinions from psychologists and others stating that subliminal messages simply don't have the persuasive power once attributed to them. No doubt the marketers of subliminal recordings will disagree with that assessment.

Subliminal advertising isn't illegal. It's used all the time. And you can generally spot it.

Subliminal messaging has been disallowed by the FCC since the 60's since it was deemed
not in the publics best interest.
It was banned originally in the UK and Australia in the 50's after a hoax (which was'nt
admitted to being so for a decade) and has'nt been taken of the books to my knowledge.

In America the various companies and the National Broadcasters Association banned
it after the hoax but the government did'nt get involved at the time.

It was'nt until the 60's that, even though it was shown to not be as subversive as the
hoax had said, the FCC decided that it would be banned as it was not in the public interest to allow it.

No, it's not banned. You're thinking of when they'll put an image in one or more frames that you can barely see. Subliminal stuff used now is things like faces or abnormalities that you don't really see unless you're looking for them.

Everything I listed I saw watching at normal speed.

Merriam-Webster Online

subliminal

Main Entry: sub·lim·i·nal
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)sə-ˈbli-mə-nəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: sub- + Latin limin-, limen threshold
Date: 1886

1 : inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception 2 : existing or functioning below the threshold of consciousness

Originally posted by yuefo
I don't think it's subliminal if you can consciously see it. And despite the big deal people make of subliminals, I have read many opinions from psychologists and others stating that subliminal messages simply don't have the persuasive power once attributed to them. No doubt the marketers of subliminal recordings will disagree with that assessment.

Subliminal can be more persuasive, since they are perceived strictly subconsciously, without the obstruction of conscious thought. However, the persuasiveness has more to do with the brain/mental state of the person, then the method the message is delivered. So it's true, the quick flash subliminal method was definitely overexaggerated.

[edit on 1-7-2007 by Cloak and Dagger]

Originally posted by Johnmike
No, it's not banned. You're thinking of when they'll put an image in one or more frames that you can barely see. Subliminal stuff used now is things like faces or abnormalities that you don't really see unless you're looking for them.

I think that's correct.

It's very interpretive. There is a fine line between the 'illegal' version of subliminal messaging to what is currently allowed.

The easiest place to look is in alcohol ads. Normally unpleasant faces and stuff, looks kinda like monsters. Usually in the ice cubes.

Originally posted by Johnmike
The easiest place to look is in alcohol ads. Normally unpleasant faces and stuff, looks kinda like monsters. Usually in the ice cubes.

Why would alcohol companies put unpleasant imagery in their ads? Wouldn't they want pleasant images to make their product more appealing?

I'm not sure, but I can guess. I suppose the first reason would be to make something feel a little "different". The reason it's subliminal is that you don't really notice it unless you're looking, but your brain starts firing off signal that something isn't right in that picture. Things like that can make you remember the ad better. Additionally, and I'm not sure about this one, unpleasant things like monstrous faces and whatnot might relate to death. This could appeal to alcoholics, at least, who (generalization) drink to numb emotions. So is the relation killing emotions, or with the emotions they want to kill? It could even go beyond alcoholics and relate to anxiety.

I don't know. I know for sure that something being "off" will make it easier to remember, but I don't know about the rest. That's just speculation.

Originally posted by iori_komei
Subliminal messaging has been disallowed by the FCC since the 60's since it was deemed

Subliminal advertising isn't illegal, it's just assumed that none would do it for fear of getting caught.