Re: Stereoscopic vision

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

Teachers who seek to run optics experiments when drunk,
are in the same class as politicians who ask for the ultimate
power (that of launching many atomic weapons on world targets)
despite a propensity for snorting coke and driving while drunk
(and getting caught!).

One remarks not on the act itself - but more on the tone of
injured innocence when confronted ("I have been saved since
the regrettable acts of my youth" [when aged 30])

Brian Whatcott

At 20:47 11/5/00 +0530, you wrote:
> I have just recorded a genuine experience. I do not claim
> this is an improvement of a faculty. On the other hand it
> may be due to the accommodation of the eye not functioning.
> I would like to point out that when we view stereoscopic pictures
> our eyes are focused to a single distance the distance at which
> the pictures are kept. What we see in the stereoscopic vision
> is in my view is different from the normal biocular vision when
> accommodation is present. It appears to me that this
> accommodation
> is not working when you are intoxicated and your vision mimics
> stereoscopic vision where the eye is focused for a single distance.
>
> regards,
>
> Sarma.
> On 5 Nov 2000, at 8:24, brian whatcott wrote:
>
> > At 15:55 11/5/00 +0530, you wrote:
> > > When one is under the influence of alcohol his vision
> > > of the outside is very close to that of viewing through a stereoscope.
> > > What I mean is that the relative distances of the objects are much
> > > more clear. Is this the experience of the others also? I think that
> > > this is due to the relaxed state of the muscles controlling the
> > > focussing mechanism of the eye in the intoxicated state.
> > > Right now I am sending this letter in that state. What I view is very
> > > close to that when two matched pictures are viewed through a
> > > stereoscope.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > Sarma.
> >
> > There is always the question of the contribution of impaired judgment,
> > rather than perceived improvement in faculties, when one is under
> > the influence of drugs. There is more than degraded reaction time.
> >
> >  If one could be shown to distinguish smaller distances in presented
> > visual fields when intoxicated, then this would be a reasonable basis
> > for debate.
> >
> >
> > brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>  Altus OK
> >                 Eureka!
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>  Altus OK
                Eureka!