By clawing open the armrests of the chair , Chris is able to pick its cotton lining out and stuff some in his ears in order to block out the aural hypnotic triggers in the video to remain awake .
By clawing open the armrests of the chair , Chris is able to pick its cotton lining out , which gives him room to get out of the straps . 
 He stuffs some of it into his ears , blocking out the aural hypnotic triggers in the video to remain awake .