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Motion Induced Blindness (Why you should scan, NOT stare when driving or piloting.)
Prof. Michael Bach PhD, Ophthalmology, University of Freiburg, Germany ^ |
An excellent demonstration of the phenomenom. Applies to walking, driving, sailing, flying, hunting, biking, skiing, and so many other activities of daily life.
Applies to everyone, not just pilots, as we all spend time driving at night and the same concepts apply here! Scan, scan, scan...
For all you pilots and drivers, here is an interesting phenomenon. This is why you have to scan a scene to see all of its detail instead of just staring at a part of it. It works exactly like it says, and is one major reason people in cars can 'look right at you' (when you're on a motorcycle or bicycle)...AND NOT SEE YOU.
Go to http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html to take the visual test.
You will see a rotating array of blue crosses and 3 yellow dots. Now fixate on the centre (watch the flashing green spot). Note that the yellow spots disappear once in a while: singly, in pairs or all three simultaneously. In reality, the 3 yellow spots are continuously present, honest!
Prof. Michael Bach PhD, Ophthalmology, University of Freiburg, Germany ^ |
An excellent demonstration of the phenomenom. Applies to walking, driving, sailing, flying, hunting, biking, skiing, and so many other activities of daily life.
Applies to everyone, not just pilots, as we all spend time driving at night and the same concepts apply here! Scan, scan, scan...
For all you pilots and drivers, here is an interesting phenomenon. This is why you have to scan a scene to see all of its detail instead of just staring at a part of it. It works exactly like it says, and is one major reason people in cars can 'look right at you' (when you're on a motorcycle or bicycle)...AND NOT SEE YOU.
Go to http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html to take the visual test.
You will see a rotating array of blue crosses and 3 yellow dots. Now fixate on the centre (watch the flashing green spot). Note that the yellow spots disappear once in a while: singly, in pairs or all three simultaneously. In reality, the 3 yellow spots are continuously present, honest!
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