The "Inception" Thread

[Ghoulish Delight]

And another thing...

The whole "totem" thing is very much full of holes. It was explained that, since no one touched it, no one could know how it feels. How does that translate into the spinning/lack of spinning thing? The idea whole point is that, in the scenario you're trying to guard against, you aren't the one dreaming. You're the "target" and have been unknowingly inserted into someone else's architected dream. So, since it's not your dream, you can't control the physics, how exactly is the top supposed to stay spinning in the dream? The person doing the dreaming isn't supposed to know about your totem, so they can't make it still spin. Does not compute.

Nevermind that the whole totem thing calls a lot more into question. I mean, forget holding a certain little object, if a trained dreamer can be aware enough to notice that subtle of a difference, then I could be aware enough to realize that, say, whoever is doing the dreaming doesn't know the specifics of my penis. I'd notice pretty quickly if things weren't hanging right, I wouldn't need anything ELSE in my pocket.