Obvious thing scientist spent thousands to prove

**40sondacurb** · 04-06-2006, 11:51 PM

http://www.linuxnewbieguide.org/

I love this one:

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4. Faraway Objects Are Tougher to See

The Study: “Why is it easier to see someone close than far away?” Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Feb. 2005

The Findings: To clearly explain the relationship between blurriness and distance, University of Washington psychologist Geoffrey Loftus showed 24 student volunteers fuzzy images of George W. Bush, Julia Roberts and other famous faces. Then Loftus manipulated the size and clarity of the images and noted at what distance participants recognized them. “We found that blurring the [image] is an appropriate way of simulating details you’ll lose by standing far away and by how much,” he concludes.

Why Bother? “I like to quantify things,” Loftus explains. “It makes me feel more secure.” Beyond that, his tests, which were funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, yielded a mathematical formula that precisely correlates blurriness to distance. Loftus, who has been called to trial as an expert witness on the reliability of perception, says his equation can serve as a tool to help jurors at criminal trials simulate the accuracy of eyewitness accounts

bry623 · 04-07-2006, 09:49 AM

If you inhale and exhale, you will live.

**JeremyC** · 04-07-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bry623

If you inhale and exhale, you will live.

And if you stop then you die

**toxict3arz** · 04-10-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JeremyC

And if you stop then you die

but you have to take time to consume food particles to nutrinize (i made this word up it means to put nutrients into your body) your body to stay alive also

bry623 · 04-11-2006, 07:39 AM

As a follow up to the study, far away objects appear to disappear or turn black when your eyes are closed.

ebackhus · 04-11-2006, 11:58 AM

Recent studies have shown that object placed behind you cannot be seen without assitance.

Scientists took a volunteer and placed him in an empty, white-walled room and placed objects behind him. He was instructed not to turn his head or body or to try and determine what objects were behind him using psychic powers. In all tests the volunteer was unable to determine what was placed behind him.

yustr · 04-11-2006, 01:18 PM

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The purpose of this research was to develop a simple and objective test for measuring the stretchability of melted Mozzarella cheese that would allow cheese makers and pizza makers to predict how cheese would perform as a pizza topping. The measurements from the stretch test were then compared to other common tests used to evaluate mozzarella cheese performance.

This is an actual scientific paper - full article here.

**forcifer** · 04-11-2006, 04:48 PM

they should to a test to see if breathing in pure oxygen or pure carbon monoxide is better!

ebackhus · 04-11-2006, 04:50 PM

Actually, both will kill you.

**DumberDrummer** · 04-14-2006, 07:06 PM

don't smoke and breathe pure oxygen....

04-07-2006, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,706 OS: winxp pro sp2	If you inhale and exhale, you will live. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,706 OS: winxp pro sp2	As a follow up to the study, far away objects appear to disappear or turn black when your eyes are closed. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,313 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Recent studies have shown that object placed behind you cannot be seen without assitance. Scientists took a volunteer and placed him in an empty, white-walled room and placed objects behind him. He was instructed not to turn his head or body or to try and determine what objects were behind him using psychic powers. In all tests the volunteer was unable to determine what was placed behind him. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,631 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	they should to a test to see if breathing in pure oxygen or pure carbon monoxide is better! __________________

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,313 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Actually, both will kill you. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	don't smoke and breathe pure oxygen.... __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace