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I crave mental lint. What are some interesting facts that the hivemind (you) have stored away? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/chat@beehaw.org

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Bonus points for articles or links to said facts. I demand rabbit-holes to explore

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[–] neverbeenbretter@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Look at one thing, then quickly at another (only moving your eyes). You quite literally were blind for a moment there due to saccadic masking: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccadic_masking

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the lint I crave. MOAR

[–] neverbeenbretter@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Okay. Ever wonder why pigeons bob their heads? It's so that they can perceive depth. Animals with front facing eyes like ours can tell how near/far something is based on the angle formed by our eyes (called stereopsis). Pigeons, being side-eyed, don't have that option, so instead they compare the percieved size of things as they bob. Things that are closer will "grow" more than things that are far away.