Your blind spot

Ihmhi · 05-15-2008, 02:14 PM

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/blindspot1.html

Found this via Leenks (NSFW Site). (The link at the top of the page is SFW.)

Very interesting indeed. I wonder how many car crashes have been caused by this "blind spot"?

I have yet to try out the mapping program on account of me being horribly sleep deprived. Did I spell everything right?

Dr.Satan · 05-15-2008, 02:47 PM

That's pretty sweet man.

v3rtigo · 05-15-2008, 02:58 PM

Yeah, nice read

BinaryLife · 05-15-2008, 06:00 PM

That is very interesting.

Although I can't imagine many car accidents occur because of it, unless a lot of people drive with one eye closed.

Although, there is a blind spot in every car apparently.

More to the topic, I remember in high school learning that the signal our brain receives from the eye is almost always blurry, filled with splotches and inverted. Apparently, our brain also flips the image so that ground is down and sky is up. Somehow, it knows this.

FrenchToast · 05-15-2008, 07:28 PM

Indeed Binary, it does flip the image. And it knows to do this because if it didn't what you saw would be seriously fucked up.

Circuitous · 05-15-2008, 07:30 PM

The brain is remarkably capable of creating its own reality.

There are these goggles you can buy... all they do is invert your vision - up becomes down.

Wear them for about a week, you won't notice. Until you take them off, then everything is upside-down again.

And yeah, cars have tons of blind spots.

The checkered areas are effectively invisible as a driver.

FrenchToast · 05-15-2008, 07:43 PM

Unless you move your eyeballs to the left or right.

And where can I find me some of these goggles?

Circuitous · 05-15-2008, 07:52 PM

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/200...wn_glasse.html

BinaryLife · 05-15-2008, 10:23 PM

I read about those goggles once too. Really interesting stuff.

Makes you wonder if the image you see of yourself in the mirror is even the same thing that other people see when they look at you.

MightyLotu · 05-16-2008, 07:35 PM

it isn't, you always have a different look on yourself in the mirror

uBeR · 05-16-2008, 07:45 PM

Yes, your car has rather large blind spots, but that's because of the car's design. The link in the original post is about light and mechanics of the eye, which is rather different than why there are blind spots driving.

05-15-2008, 02:14 PM	#1
Ihmhi [AE] 0112 Ihmhi SJB Wiki Team Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newark, NJ, United States Class/Position: A little bit o' everythin' Gametype: Also a little bit o' everythin' Affiliations: [AE] Asseater, SJB Straight Jacket Brigade Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	Your blind spot http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/blindspot1.html Found this via Leenks (NSFW Site). (The link at the top of the page is SFW.) Very interesting indeed. I wonder how many car crashes have been caused by this "blind spot"? I have yet to try out the mapping program on account of me being horribly sleep deprived. Did I spell everything right? __________________ Support FF: Anime: The Thread: Reloaded The one and only anime thread on these here forums. Select the pistol, and then, select your horse.

05-15-2008, 02:47 PM	#2
Dr.Satan Wiki Team Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greeley, CO Class/Position: Med / Solly Gametype: PAYLOAD Affiliations: DET- Posts Rated Helpful 19 Times	That's pretty sweet man. __________________ FF Community Map Pack(s): 1 / 2 (Released) conc_school \| hellion_classic \| ksour_PAYLOAD \| mulch_faf (Beta) alchimy_b1 (Lua) base_payload_2015 (Models) props_trainyard Support FF:

05-15-2008, 07:28 PM	#5
FrenchToast The 1337est D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omagosh Canada. Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Indeed Binary, it does flip the image. And it knows to do this because if it didn't what you saw would be seriously fucked up. __________________ James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had' ; 'had had' had had a better effect on the teacher.

05-15-2008, 07:30 PM	#6
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	The brain is remarkably capable of creating its own reality. There are these goggles you can buy... all they do is invert your vision - up becomes down. Wear them for about a week, you won't notice. Until you take them off, then everything is upside-down again. And yeah, cars have tons of blind spots. The checkered areas are effectively invisible as a driver. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

05-15-2008, 07:43 PM	#7
FrenchToast The 1337est D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omagosh Canada. Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Unless you move your eyeballs to the left or right. And where can I find me some of these goggles? __________________ James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had' ; 'had had' had had a better effect on the teacher.

05-15-2008, 02:58 PM	#3
v3rtigo Lock 'n Loll! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 2fort Class/Position: Scout, Spy, Sniper Gametype: CTF Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yeah, nice read

05-15-2008, 06:00 PM	#4
BinaryLife Posts: 1 bajillion D&A Member Wiki Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Gametype: CTF Posts Rated Helpful 5 Times	That is very interesting. Although I can't imagine many car accidents occur because of it, unless a lot of people drive with one eye closed. Although, there is a blind spot in every car apparently. More to the topic, I remember in high school learning that the signal our brain receives from the eye is almost always blurry, filled with splotches and inverted. Apparently, our brain also flips the image so that ground is down and sky is up. Somehow, it knows this.

05-15-2008, 07:52 PM	#8
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	http://blog.makezine.com/archive/200...wn_glasse.html __________________ Look at all those dead links.

05-15-2008, 10:23 PM	#9
BinaryLife Posts: 1 bajillion D&A Member Wiki Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Gametype: CTF Posts Rated Helpful 5 Times	I read about those goggles once too. Really interesting stuff. Makes you wonder if the image you see of yourself in the mirror is even the same thing that other people see when they look at you.

05-16-2008, 07:35 PM	#10
MightyLotu Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belgium Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	it isn't, you always have a different look on yourself in the mirror

05-16-2008, 07:45 PM	#11
uBeR Not ****** Yet D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yes, your car has rather large blind spots, but that's because of the car's design. The link in the original post is about light and mechanics of the eye, which is rather different than why there are blind spots driving. __________________ OCCUPATION 101. *One would think a simple task would be, well, simple. Maybe not for simpletons.*

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)