10: Subliminal Advertising Can subliminal advertising make you purchase a product? According to Howstuffworks.com, a subliminal message (mea...
10: Subliminal Advertising Can subliminal advertising make you purchase a product? According to Howstuffworks.com, a subliminal message (meaning, below "limen," or our conscious perception threshold) is a "message embedded into images or sound meant to penetrate into our subconscious and influence our behavior." The term was coined in 1957, by James Vicary, a market researcher who inserted messages into a movie that was showcased in a New Jersey theater. The carefully hidden message instructed moviegoers to drink Coca-Cola and eat popcorn. 9: Electronic Banking According to some conspiracy theorists, virtual money credit and debit cards was created by a "secret group" that plans to dominate the world. The plan, according to theorists, is to completely eliminate paper and coin currency so that citizens rely solely on electronic banking. Once that goal is achieved, the "secret group" will cause a worldwide electronic blackout, which will simultaneously erase everyone's bank account information, thus creating chaos and panic. 8: Chemtrails Certainly you've noticed the white trail in the sky that is left behind by high-flying jets. Odds are you would be hard-pressed not to see one whenever you look up on a clear day. So what exactly is that trail? According to conspiracy theorists, it is a cocktail of chemicals and biological agents that are being deliberately sprayed for depending on which theory you subscribe to population control, weather control and biowarfare. The trails have resulted in thousands of complaints to both the U.S. and Canadian governments. Both countries deny any wrongdoing. 7: Alien Reptiles Chances are you have heard theories regarding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales; however you might not have heard the most recent claims regarding the royal family's alleged shape-shifting abilities. According to Christine Fitzgerald, a former confidante of Diana, the princess once told her that the royal family was made up reptilian aliens from a faraway... Less
