Re: 3D and peripheral vision

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 7:47 PM -0700 8/27/97, P3D john bercovitz wrote:
>Norm Goldblatt writes:
>
>> In response to John B's comment about not being able to see an object
>> of interest out of both eyes when looking to the side- Now HERE's an
>> ethnospecific effect!  Guess what! If I'm looking right, my left eye
>> is blocked by my NOSE! Of COURSE I don't see depth in this situation!
>> John, you're a GENIUS!  I think the scientific term is Schnozzic
>> vignetting?
>
>Norm, you are much too kind.  In response I will allow that it takes
>genius to recognize genius.  I will also allow that you write my lines
>much better than I do.  8-)
>
>You started by telling us that diverting your eyes made you stereoblind.
>I'd like to hear a little more about these diversions you presented your
>eyes with which made you go stereoblind. Everyone has been cautioned about
>the sorts of non-visual diversions which lead to blindness but I do think
>you've found a previously-undiscovered effect here.  Please elaborate.  I
>trust these were genteel diversions suitable for exposition on a family
>mailing list such as the present one.  "Genteel" isn't one o' them
>"ethnospecific" words, is it?  No, that was some other word, right?
>
>John B
>
>Most vices may be committed very genteelly: a man may debauch his friend's
>wife genteelly: he may cheat at cards genteelly.
>                                                    Dr. Samuel Johnson


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