Packet 5: Bonus 19
In the Ganzfeld effect, hallucinations arise from heightened neural noise during this state. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this physical state. Pitch-dark tanks named for this state allow people to achieve it by floating in shallow water with no auditory stimuli.
ANSWER: sensory deprivation [or perceptual isolation; accept sensory deprivation tanks; prompt on isolation or isolation tanks]
[10h] Sensory deprivation tanks may cause people to lose sense of direction since it disrupts this set of organs, which include the utricle and the saccule in the inner ear. This system helps people maintain balance and posture.
ANSWER: vestibular system [or vestibular apparatus or vestibular organs]
[10e] Sensory deprivation reduces the long-term excitability of these cells, which fire action potentials across their synapses to communicate across the body.
ANSWER: neurons [or nerve cells]
<Social Science — Sarah Benner> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 5
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 15.79 | 95% | 47% | 16% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (not so) Evil Empire | POA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament | washed and braindead!!! | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| Fremd Larpers | Bombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| son toliver | ccny potato salad | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 13 | 13.08 | 92% | 39% | 0% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |