Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley's Big Pod - 5th October 2026

The Fletchborn and Hayley Big Pod.

Now, researchers have looked into phantom phone alerts, phantom phone buzzes, vibrations.

I had this just the other day, and my phone wasn't in my pocket.

I was so confused, and I felt like a...

And then I was like, is there a bug in my pants if my phone's not in there?

Well, apparently, it all comes down to...

There have been a few studies done.

They will say, though, that they're one-time studies, so they can't prove cause and effect, but they think that if you're expecting a call or a text...

The brain mistakes ordinary sensations like clothing pressing on the skin or a muscle twitch

for a buzz.

For a bit of muscle memory because that's what it's expecting.

That's what they say.

And they looked at these phantom vibrations.

41% of students at one Chinese university, 68% of all staff at another hospital that was studied, and 89% of undergraduates at a university

said that had phantom

vibrations.

Huh.

I definitely have, but I don't think, but I was like, I don't think I'm expecting a call, but maybe my

phone's always going off.

You kind of always see me expecting a little message.

It's been a while and your brain's like, kind of need some attention.

It's kind of crazy.

None

of my friends are messaging me right now.

They kind of know that this is like a busy week for me.

The Fletchborn and Hayley Big Pod.

Now, researchers have looked into phantom phone alerts, phantom phone buzzes, vibrations.

I had this just the other day, and my phone wasn't in my pocket.

I was so confused, and I felt like a...

And then I was like, is there a bug in my pants if my phone's not in there?

Well, apparently, it all comes down to...

There have been a few studies done.

They will say, though, that they're one-time studies, so they can't prove cause and effect, but they think that if you're expecting a call or a text...

The brain mistakes ordinary sensations like clothing pressing on the skin or a muscle twitch

for a buzz.

For a bit of muscle memory because that's what it's expecting.

That's what they say.

And they looked at these phantom vibrations.

41% of students at one Chinese university, 68% of all staff at another hospital that was studied, and 89% of undergraduates at a university

said that had phantom

vibrations.

Huh.

I definitely have, but I don't think, but I was like, I don't think I'm expecting a call, but maybe my

phone's always going off.

You kind of always see me expecting a little message.

It's been a while and your brain's like, kind of need some attention.

It's kind of crazy.

None

of my friends are messaging me right now.

They kind of know that this is like a busy week for me.