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Author Topic: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities  (Read 10398 times)

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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #150 on: May 16, 2010, 05:53:34 pm »

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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #151 on: May 16, 2010, 06:09:29 pm »

I...Can lick my elbow.
Can see really well in the dark, like OP.
Am retardadly flexible.
I jump super far.
When in darkness my endurance goes up. (I can run for much much much longer)
I sometimes know stuff I never learned.
I have insane reflexes.
Insane balance.

Where do I get my superhero costume?

« Last Edit: May 16, 2010, 06:15:09 pm by Stas »
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #152 on: May 16, 2010, 06:36:51 pm »

Also, my eyes have never been the same color for more than 2 days, and read about 400 words per minute...
That's nothing compared to you guys though.
I disagree. I can beat that reading speed, but your eyes actually change color? That's pretty awesome.
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #153 on: May 16, 2010, 06:49:13 pm »

I can see what I presume is either air bouncing ageinst my eyes or the liquid in my eyes bouncing ageinst my cornea...and can currently stick magnets to my head, other then being able to wiggle things I probably shouldnt nothing is notable in my abilities.
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #154 on: May 16, 2010, 07:11:29 pm »

Also, my eyes have never been the same color for more than 2 days, and read about 400 words per minute...
That's nothing compared to you guys though.
I disagree. I can beat that reading speed, but your eyes actually change color? That's pretty awesome.
They do, but nothing major, they just change from green to brown about every other day...
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #155 on: May 18, 2010, 03:16:54 pm »

I...Can lick my elbow.
Can see really well in the dark, like OP.
Am retardadly flexible.
I jump super far.
When in darkness my endurance goes up. (I can run for much much much longer)
I sometimes know stuff I never learned.
I have insane reflexes.
Insane balance.

Where do I get my superhero costume?

Have you been doing sports, or where have you gained your balance, reflexes and tigh muscles?
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #156 on: May 18, 2010, 04:26:30 pm »

I...Can lick my elbow.
Can see really well in the dark, like OP.
Am retardadly flexible.
I jump super far.
When in darkness my endurance goes up. (I can run for much much much longer)
I sometimes know stuff I never learned.
I have insane reflexes.
Insane balance.

Where do I get my superhero costume?

Have you been doing sports, or where have you gained your balance, reflexes and tigh muscles?


PSH! Sports are for normal people...Which I am not...Pff what a silly idea, sports.
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #157 on: May 18, 2010, 04:40:27 pm »

You know how people can make a roll of their tongue? I can do that, only upside down. I've still to find someone else who can do it and believe me, I've been trying to find out, it's a real fun thing to show to people I've just met.

The weirdest part is, I just can't understand how anyone can roll their tongue the "right" way. Me trying it looks exactly like other people trying to do it my way.

I guess my tongue muscles are upside down or something.

I just sat here and learned how to do that in 20 seconds.
You can learn how to wiggle your ears, and pick up things with your toes, and move your ring finger independently of the others. You'd be surprised. You just need to really focus on the body part and try different "muscle move" thoughts to get it to do what you want.

I remember learning how to wink by holding one eye closed and looking at this painting in my Grandma's house. To this day I can wink with that eye but cannot wink with the other. I just never bothered to learn how.
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #158 on: May 18, 2010, 04:54:12 pm »

I just sat here and learned how to do that in 20 seconds.
You can learn how to wiggle your ears, and pick up things with your toes, and move your ring finger independently of the others. You'd be surprised. You just need to really focus on the body part and try different "muscle move" thoughts to get it to do what you want.

I remember learning how to wink by holding one eye closed and looking at this painting in my Grandma's house. To this day I can wink with that eye but cannot wink with the other. I just never bothered to learn how.
Yep, learning to do pointless things with your body is a perfect time waste for long trips and stuff. But still I can't believe it only took you 20 seconds.
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #159 on: May 18, 2010, 05:20:28 pm »

I timed it. It kind of feels like I'm pressing down on the bottom of my mouth beside my gums, on both sides. My tongue doesn't rise up as high as when I curl the sides up. I've got that little strap of flesh attaching my tongue to the floor of my mouth so I guess it can't get up very high.

I suspect I'd be able to stick my tongue out farther if I didn't have that. I can stick my tongue out really far downward over my chin, but not upward.

Oh and also, when I'm looking at a pale blue sky, I can see little motes dancing around. When I blink they all rise up at once and slide back downward. So I assume it's something on the surface of my eyeball. No clue what's up with that. Bacteria? How in the world could I see them?
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #160 on: May 18, 2010, 06:55:49 pm »

Oh and also, when I'm looking at a pale blue sky, I can see little motes dancing around. When I blink they all rise up at once and slide back downward. So I assume it's something on the surface of my eyeball. No clue what's up with that. Bacteria? How in the world could I see them?

Eyes are filled with jelly. Dead cells float around in that jelly before dissolving completely. But they are replaced by other dead cells later. I've had one HUGE crescent shaped one in the center of my vision for as long as I can remember.

SCIENCE!!!
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #161 on: May 18, 2010, 07:51:55 pm »

@stas - Your endurance may be going up when it's dark because it's nighttime, and therefore cooler. Cooler air contains more Oxygen per cubic centimeter than warm air, so aerobic exercises build up less lactic acid, which means less pain.

SCIENCE!
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #162 on: May 19, 2010, 05:08:11 pm »

@stas - Your endurance may be going up when it's dark because it's nighttime, and therefore cooler. Cooler air contains more Oxygen per cubic centimeter than warm air, so aerobic exercises build up less lactic acid, which means less pain.

SCIENCE!

Also lower temperature means more efficient cooling, means less muscle damage. That'd also improve your endurance a bit.
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #163 on: May 19, 2010, 05:41:53 pm »

(You forgot to say SCIENCE again)
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Re: Natural Night Vision & Other Assorted Oddities
« Reply #164 on: May 19, 2010, 09:58:40 pm »

Phantom, if what you say is true, I would very much like to trade climates with you. Arizona frequently has 46C summer days.

Not to mention that our summer season lasts from February through September.
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