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An isolation tank (also commonly known as a sensory deprivation tank) is (ideally) a lightless, soundproof tank in which subjects float in salty water (denser than the human body) at skin temperature. It was devised by John C. Lilly in 1954 in order to test the effects of sensory deprivation. Such tanks are now also used for meditation, prayer, relaxation, and in alternative medicine.
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The isolation tank is also called float tank, floating tank, floater tank, floatation tank, Samadhi tank, sensory deprivation tank, REST tank (Restricted Environmental Stimuli Therapy), and John Lilly tank.
'''Jack Yount''' is an often overlooked figure in the piercing scene, who started [[Piercing|piercing]] in the 1950s. Four decades later Jack was on the forefront of the heavy modifications scene. His list of modifications included: extensive [[Tattoo|tattooing]], massively stretched piercings, [[Castration|castration]] (with steel balls replacing the testicles) [[Subincision|subincision]]/[[Bisection|bisection]], surgically [[Urethral reroute|rerouted urethra]], extreme [[Silicone Injection|silicone injections]], finger [[Amputation|amputation]], and hormone-induced breasts.


In the original tanks, people were required to wear complicated head-masks in order to breathe underwater; in newer tanks, Epsom salt (1.30 grams per cubic centimeter) is added so that the subject floats with his or her face above the water. However, since the ears are submerged when the subject is in a relaxed position, hearing is greatly reduced, particularly when ear-plugs are also used. When the arms float to the side, skin sensation is greatly reduced because the air and water are the same temperature as the skin, and the feeling of a body boundary fades. The sense of smell is also greatly reduced, especially if the water has not been treated with chlorine.
Jack was very giving with information, and helped to facilitate procedures for those looking for something a little more complicated than basic piercing. He was a friend and mentor to many, including [[SPC]]'s [[Shawn Porter]].


A therapeutic session in a flotation tank typically lasts an hour. For the first forty minutes it is reportedly common to experience itching in various parts of the body (a phenomenon also reported to be common during the early stages of meditation). The last 20 minutes often end with a transition from beta or alpha brainwaves to theta, which typically occur briefly before sleep and again at waking. In a float tank the theta state can last for several minutes without the subject losing consciousness. Many use the extended theta state as a tool for enhanced creativity and problem-solving or for superlearning. Spas sometimes provide commercial float tanks for use in relaxation.
Jack passed away July 15, [[1995]]. The first anniversary of his passing was marked by [[Shannon Larratt]]'s initial launching of [[BME/extreme]].


Shorter sessions may be relaxing and other benefits are claimed by Lilly but have not been confirmed by other scientists. Common reactions to extended sensory deprivation are hallucinations, out-of-body experiences, anxiety, and depression, and some researchers believe this to be evidence of a deep human need for almost constant input of stimuli (the opposite of Lilly's conclusion).
==External links==
 
* [http://news.bmezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/pubring/people/A10101/jack-y.html Jack Yount memorial]
More extreme uses of the tank involve the subject taking varying doses of hallucinogens, such as LSD, and spending prolonged periods in the tank (up to tens of hours) at a time, an approach pioneered by Lilly himself – though he claims to have tried LSD in the tank only after 1964, when the drug was still legal, a decade after his first experiments with the tank itself.
* [http://news.bmezine.com/2008/01/31/jack-yount/ A video of Jack Yount talking about his modifications]
 
== See Also ==
* [[Coma Suspension | Coma Suspension]] (for a similar experience)

Latest revision as of 06:07, 17 September 2023

Jack Yount
Jack Yount-1.jpg
Birth Date unknown
Birth Place unknown
Death Date 15 July 1995
Occupation Piercer
Website None

Jack Yount is an often overlooked figure in the piercing scene, who started piercing in the 1950s. Four decades later Jack was on the forefront of the heavy modifications scene. His list of modifications included: extensive tattooing, massively stretched piercings, castration (with steel balls replacing the testicles) subincision/bisection, surgically rerouted urethra, extreme silicone injections, finger amputation, and hormone-induced breasts.

Jack was very giving with information, and helped to facilitate procedures for those looking for something a little more complicated than basic piercing. He was a friend and mentor to many, including SPC's Shawn Porter.

Jack passed away July 15, 1995. The first anniversary of his passing was marked by Shannon Larratt's initial launching of BME/extreme.

External links

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