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Is it small or just far away?

Virtual-reality room shows how we can be blind to the size of our environment.

We’ve all heard that seeing is believing, but scientists know that it may be the other way around.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on February 21, 2006 05:31 PM |

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Binocular vision is also good for walking. Many many years ago I was out with a group of people on a picnic. Leaving a grassy area and stepping down onto the footpath we all managed it successfully except for one person in the group who stumbled and nearly twisted her ankle. It turned out that she couldn't perceive depth and hadn't realised there was a drop there. In a jungle or forest environment with a regularly uneven ground such stereoblindness would be an extreme handicap (and lethal if there is a predator chasing!)

Posted by: chiz | February 24, 2006 05:07 AM

30 years back, when I was in my twenties,one guy came to my hotel room ,took my kerchief burnt it in front of my eyes and gave me the ashes. Next moment he produced my kerchief and gave back to me.Can any one explain me this happening which is intriguing me to date?

Gokuldas

Posted by: Gokuldas | February 26, 2006 05:18 PM

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