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about 1 year ago arby said:

Ha! Forgot to check this page/recent comments, thus proving my own point.

I suspect a gnat's attention span is less than that of a goldfish (famously reported as 3 seconds).

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Well, that's handy.

Exactly how long is the attention span of a gnat, anyway? Inquiring minds....

about 1 year ago arby said:

I try to worry about everything at once, but I have the attention span of a gnat, so I end up being a niche worrier by default.

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Oh no! Another niche worrier.

about 1 year ago arby said:

Ah, recursion.

*makes mental note to worry about everyone else's worrying status*

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

I think it's highly possible, arby. The brain can do amazing things.

*makes mental note to worry about chained_bear making mental note not to worry about mental note about arby driving*

about 1 year ago chained_bear said:

*makes mental note not to worry about mental note about arby driving*

about 1 year ago arby said:

Oh, I don't drive. I've had WAYYYYY too many accidents to feel comfortable behind the wheel for long. Although it's been suggested that a complicated system of mirrors could compensate.

about 1 year ago chained_bear said:

*makes mental note to look out for arby when driving*

Actually I know a couple people who have mono-vision--that is, their eyes don't function together, which makes it hard for them to perceive distance or see things in 3-D. They both function normally too.

about 1 year ago arby said:

OK so I can't prove I have this, but put it this way - I estimate nearly 40% of my right field of vision is not consciously available to me (due to hemispatial neglect) and yet I can function fairly normally. It's either compensation from other parts of my brain, or the visual stimuli is still getting in there some other way.

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