Floating in a sensory deprivation tank has always sounded appealing to me. The actual experience was more weird science than relaxing.

This was, without fail, the most popular response I fielded after informing people that I planned on locking myself in a pitch-black tank filled with salt water last weekend for 120 minutes. Also, Why ...

When Renita Adams puts a pot on the stove in her Virginia home, she also puts a rubber band around her wrist. The 62-year-old retiree prefers a tight band that squeezes a little bit, so she won’t ...

A sensory isolation or "float" tank. Source: Galen Crout/Unsplash What happens when your mind disconnects from all outside sensations? First, you undress, put in earplugs, and step into a floatation ...

That's all I could see as I slowly moved my hand to feel the edge of the chamber. I'd lost track of time. Had it been 15 minutes? 30? An hour? My heart pounded as I wondered how much longer I had left ...

“In the basement of a university medical school, Dr. Jessup floats naked in total darkness. The most terrifying experiment in the history of science is out of control … and the subject is himself.” So ...

MISSOULA — Two new businesses in Missoula will be offering sensory deprivation float tank therapy this summer, a service that is gaining in popularity across the country. Customers lay down in ...

I really would like to try this, but there doesn't seem to be any near me here in beautiful NashVegas. So, I ask my Ars friends - have any of you ever tried the "float"? If so, what was the first time ...