Friday, January 28, 2011

Look Into The Horizon

There have been several articles recently on why humans need reference points in order to do things like walk in a straight line and remain balanced on their feet.

I like it, I like things that point to human frailties. We are all interdependent, everything, let's get it straight. Stop gritting the teeth and go with it.

Live Science: To Stay Stable At Sea, Look to the Horizon
Although it might seem that looking at something steady would make the ship's movement all the more noticeable, it helped to focus on a distant, steady point on the horizon while at sea, the researchers found. On land, people were more stable when looking at something close to them, but at sea, they stayed steadier while gazing far away.

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