Things That Make Me Go Hmmm (Part 42,607)

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One of the things that I absolutely LOVE to use for nocturnal relaxation is white noise. There’s soothing joy in things like recordings of wind or rainfall. There’s scientific evidence that it’s not just me, too: there’s an entire color spectrum of noise, and a number of these colors have been found to help a number of things, including relaxation and improving hearing. This has brought about a number of things in the world, including machines that generate various white noise recordings depending on a person’s personal taste, radio stations online, and a bunch of videos. That’s usually where I go when it’s time to turn out the lights: You Tube. And that’s where I encounter something that made me go “Hmmm.” There are lots of videos on You Tube that have anything you’d want to fall asleep listening to: a fireplace, a thunderstorm, waterfalls, the ocean, or even a fan. Most of them have video accompaniment, although some of them tout themselves as “blank screen” or “audio only” videos. So here’s my “hmmm” moment: a number of these videos are tagged “fall asleep in two minutes” or “you’ll be asleep in no time.” And these “fall asleep in two minutes” videos are ELEVEN HOURS LONG!!!! Listen, I might have insomnia on occasion, but I promise you, I will have given up trying to get back to sleep long before eleven hours passes!! Truth in advertising? If you’re going to fall asleep in minutes, shouldn’t these videos be no more than 30 minutes long? ELEVEN HOURS???? What, are you going to time yourself instead of falling asleep?? Oh, well. Sleep tight tonight….and if you have trouble falling asleep, listen to eleven hours of “fall asleep in minutes” white noise! See what I mean? (Just for informational purposes, I don’t expect you to watch the entire thing!)