Hakalau, glasses & the blind shall see

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--- docspeed2001 <docspeed2001 wrote:

> " Elizabeth Sleight " <esleight@s...> wrote:

> > I wear glasses with multi-focal (graded) lenses.

> Take them off.

 

Sometimes these things still blow me away.

 

I was teaching Hakalau to a group, and after the third

stage we were doing the finger test ...

 

Basically the Testor holds up a finger behind, brings

it around the side, to the front, and has the Testie

says " OK " when they can see it.

 

In normal foveal vision (where your focused on one

thing) the finger has to be almost in front of them

before they see it.

 

In regular peripheral vision, most can see it at about

a 45 degree angle or better.

 

In Hakalau, almost everyone can see the finger before

it's even with the ear ... i.e. BEHIND the 180 degree

plane of vision ... PHYSICALLY BEHIND THE EYE.

 

As I was demonstrating this, shrieks came from one

group.

 

They were trying it on someone who is LEGALLY BLIND IN

ONE EYE ... i.e. no vision except some color smears,

and THAT ONLY in the VERY CENTER of his field of

vision. (Some of you know him and he's on this list if

he wants to speak up).

 

So, what happened?

 

Foveal vision ... pretty much a wash.

 

Peripheral vision ... nothing.

 

Hakalau ... he was able to SEE the FULL 180 degree

open field of vision ... yes ... even on the

physically blind side.

 

So we said, " Maybe there's something to this? "

 

> Vince, a nice post on that.

 

Thanks ... I had a good teacher, you. :>

 

--Vince

 

Rev. James Vinson Wingo, DD

 

" The Huna Rebel "