That's it, Paul. I use this line of argument with those of my
students who are more likely to vomit in flight, but some are more
susceptible to airsickness than others; everyone is different. Some
are start to get prickly feelings on their forehead at the slightest
vertical motion of the nose, others can handle 10 minutes of
aerobatics without a problem. It helps most of the time if the newbie
is in control.
Chris
On 15 Dec 2007, at 03:53, Paul Braun wrote:
> Whew! I'm not the only one, then.
>
> A long time ago, I learned the mechanics of motion sickness, and
> live by it.
>
> Basically, your brain receives two sets of data regarding motion --
> one
> stream from your inner ears, and the other from your eyes.
>
> If your ears say, "Hey! I'm moving!" and your eyes say
> "Whatchutalkinbout, Willis?", your brain says,
> "Uhhhhhh....hmmmmmm....ahhh, screw it. Go ahead and throw up."
>
> But if your ears say, "Hey! I'm moving!" and your eyes say, "We do
> believe we concur, old chap", then your brain goes, "Well, there's a
> good boy. Nothing to see here...."
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