A friend of mine sent me this article about a starvation experiment that was conducted on a group of men. I found it fascinating to read about how the human mind reacts when the body is deprived of food. Here’s an excerpt:
Day 15: The subjects appear to be growing restless. One refuses to eat his daily cracker and eyedropper full of water. Another crawls around the room, sniffing for crumbs. Subject AQ5 was released last night when he bit off an orderly’s finger and proceeded to gnaw on it like a chicken bone.
Day 21: It doesn’t feel safe here anymore. One subject claims to be experiencing “Looney Tunes fever,” where people appear to morph into various meats, such as a giant raw steak or a roasted chicken.
Day 32: Oddly enough, the subjects appear rather calm today. Nothing seems to bother them. However, when Subject AQ10 was kicked in the groin, he managed to utter several expletives before passing out.
Anyhow, it just goes on and on. You know, your typical science stuff. I just thought you might find it interesting.
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