The Sweet Dream Experiment (Premium)
00:00 Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link below to learn more. And thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your support. Vincent's home was quite extraordinary, except for a wood-panelled library and a small yet cozy bedroom, the old mansion had been entirely converted into a gigantic laboratory. There were rooms filled with modern equipment, computers that beeped in word and blackboard scribbled over with hundreds of formulas. The upper floors were used for storage while the rest of the house was reserved for different
01:15 types of experimentation. At ground level, replacing the tile floor kitchen was the main testing area. From sunrise until sunset, this space was a hive of activity. It was here that Vincent conducted all of his most important experiments. The testing room was clean and organised. It had digital scales, old thermometers, glassware and plasticware in all shapes and sizes. Surrounded by machinery and various supplies was a long well lit workstation. Vincent spent hours behind it every day. As he immersed himself in science, he often forgot about time and life outside of the laboratory. Tonight was no exception. Even after the clock struck midnight, Vincent continued working on the experiment he'd
02:33 been focused on for some time. He was trying to create a formula for sweet dreams. He switched on a small gas burner and for a few moments watched its flame. It was as steady as it was blue. Vincent positioned the burner under a three-legged stand. Sitting on top just inches above the flame was a beaker filled with a milky white liquid. As the flask began to heat, steam climbed its narrow walls. Curling Flippers floated upward and a sweet delicate scent permeated the air. Exposed to the heat of the flame, the liquid inside the flask began to move ever so slightly. As its temperature rose, its colour also started to change, from milky white to arctic blue. And then, to baby blue and darker tones. Vincent observed the slow transition, it was satisfying, like a long yarn. When it reached the boiling point, the heated liquid transformed into a mysterious new substance, it was thick, gooey, and the same shade as the night sky. Bubbles of air popped up at its surface, and before long,
04:30 it simmered like lava in an active volcano. Behind his safety goggles, Vincent's eyes were filled with hope. For years he'd been searching for a formula that could give everyone the sweetest dreams. However, creating and bottling such a potion was not an easy task. Sweet dreams were incredibly complex, he found out, but they delivered the most delightful sensations. For as long as he could remember, Vincent had been fascinated by sleep.
05:20 He enjoyed dreamy adventures which made his nights even cosier. However, quite often Vincent found himself not sleeping more dreaming. His body felt tired and his mood. As with any other problem, Vincent looked to science for a solution, and so the sweet dreams experiment was born. was born.
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