Originally posted by boarmanBUT THE PRISONS ARE JAMMED AND FOR EVERY DRUNK DRIVER, DRUG POSSESSOR, AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WE TALK ABOUT PUTTING IN THERE WE HAVE TO LET OUT A VIOLENT CRIMINAL.
Oh Rednight you spend way to much time worrying .
If 5 years seems harsh then it would certainly deter them from doing it again.
(Sorry the caps were unintentional.)
And, as fas as deterence. I'm not so sure. If they got out of prison, they would find it difficult to get a job. Thye would have no life.
There is a reason that people who go to jail once are much more likely to commit a worse crime the second time.
Originally posted by Red NightDon't see how it would have made me better, it was very distracting to have to deal with a hallucinating chessboard. I don't think I did a whole lot worse in spite of it. I am good at figuring out what is hallucination and what is real. For sure it would never make you BETTER if thats what you are asking.
Did you feel like you played better or worse?
Originally posted by sonhouseI once read about a study showing that people on LSD were better able to complete letters they could only see a small part of (they were asked to read a text where only the lower part of the letters was shown). I guess that has something to do with pattern recognition, and since pattern recognition is important in chess as well, you may have an advantage there if you are on LSD. The question is whether that weighs up for the disadvantages.
Don't see how it would have made me better, it was very distracting to have to deal with a hallucinating chessboard. I don't think I did a whole lot worse in spite of it. I am good at figuring out what is hallucination and what is real. For sure it would never make you BETTER if thats what you are asking.
Originally posted by sonhouseI'm not going to try. But, I'm not convinced it might not make me better.
Don't see how it would have made me better, it was very distracting to have to deal with a hallucinating chessboard. I don't think I did a whole lot worse in spite of it. I am good at figuring out what is hallucination and what is real. For sure it would never make you BETTER if thats what you are asking.
I've had this theory that Bjorn Borg may have been on something.
Doc Ellis claims to have thrown a no-hitter on acid.
I honestly don't have a lot of experience with this kind of stuff and would not advocate drug use to anyone.
I took something with my cousin once and went surfing. It didn't help me surf, but later when I was coming down I played in a championship game of a basketball league. It was like everything around me was happening in slow motion. I also have a similiar experience skiing and I once won a golf tournament on mushrooms. I was way out of it and shot the best round of my life in the final round.
Again, I'm not advocating drug use ("although it's worked for me." Hunter Thompson) and I'm certainly not suggesting that drug use will make you a better chess player.
I'm just curious. I'm also curious about the effects of ritalin on chess.
Originally posted by NordlysVery interesting.
I once read about a study showing that people on LSD were better able to complete letters they could only see a small part of (they were asked to read a text where only the lower part of the letters was shown). I guess that has something to do with pattern recognition, and since pattern recognition is important in chess as well, you may have an advantage there if you are on LSD. The question is whether that weighs up for the disadvantages.
Doc Ellis on his no-hitter:
I can only remember bits and pieces of the game. I was psyched. I had a feeling of euphoria.
I was zeroed in on the [catcher's] glove, but I didn't hit the glove too much. I remember hitting a couple of batters and the bases were loaded two or three times.
The ball was small sometimes, the ball was large sometimes, sometimes I saw the catcher, sometimes I didn't. Sometimes I tried to stare the hitter down and throw while I was looking at him. I chewed my gum until it turned to powder. They say I had about three to four fielding chances. I remember diving out of the way of a ball I thought was a line drive. I jumped, but the ball wasn't hit hard and never reached me."