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Wow, here's a lesson learned

MSF

Motion Induced Blindness (DRIVERS NOTE)

In a motor accident, wherein a speeding car hits a slower moving vehicle coming from the side, the speeding car drivers often swear that they just didn�t see the vehicle coming from the left or right.
Well, they aren�t lying. They really don�t see the vehicle coming from the side, in spite of broad daylight.
This phenomenon on the car drivers� part is known as �Motion Induced Blindness�. It is definitely frightening.

Once airborne, pilots are taught to alternate their gaze between scanning the horizon and scanning their instrument panel, and never to fix their gaze for more than a couple of seconds on any single object. They are taught to continually keep their heads on a swivel and their eyes always moving. Because, if you fix your gaze on one object long enough while you yourself are in motion, your peripheral vision goes blind.
Till about three decades ago, this �heads on swivel & eyes moving� technique was the only way to spot other aircraft in the skies around. Now-a-days they have on-board radars, but the old technique still holds good.

Let me give you a small demonstration of motion induced blindness. Just click on the link below. You will see a revolving array of blue crosses on a black background. There is a flashing green dot in the centre and three fixed yellow dots around it. If you fix your gaze on the green dot for more than a few seconds, the yellow dots will disappear at random, either singly, or in pairs, or all three together. In reality, the yellow dots are always there.
Just watch the yellow dots for some time to ensure that they don�t go anywhere!

Click on what link??? ah i get it im blind

The link is at the top of the post....and it is a flash application so if you're using an iPad, the link won't show the animation.

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Originally Posted by ouatiny (Post 719621)

Click on what link??? ah i get it im blind

made me chuckle thanks

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Originally Posted by pooh (Post 719649)

The link is at the top of the post....and it is a flash application so if you're using an iPad, the link won't show the animation.

ohh found it!! viewed it, all I can say is WOW! thanks for sharing this

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Originally Posted by Skip2MySue (Post 719602)

I am not sure about other services but if you are a Comcast subscriber go to On Demand TV shows and then National Geographic and find the series Brain Games and what skip2mysue has shared covers all of this and more. The 23 minutes segments are very enjoyable and astonishing

Yes, it works. Pretty amazing.

As a side note, I once read that people who are deaf have much better side-vision. That's because the area of the brain that would normally be devoted to hearing, can be shifted to include better side-vision concentration. (More brain power.) :) Then you might ask, "what happens to your side vision when you have a passenger who talks non-stop while you're driving in traffic?

I am a Certified MSF Rider Coach. During our classes we talk about target fixation. Target fixation occurs when a rider stares at an object and loses the ability to be aware of ones surroundings. It is also very dangerous because motorcycle riders learn early in their training that the motorcycle will go where you are looking. It is a basic skill for going through curves etc. So, we teach never to fixate on an object because you just might hit that object. Many times the students fixate on the Rider Coach and will actually steer towards the coach. As coaches we are taught to never take out eyes off a student as they approach your coach position on the course.

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Originally Posted by Skip2MySue (Post 719602)

I'm definitely already blind as I can't see the yellow dots or blue crosses....or anything at all. Oh my gosh.