Researchers conclude that alcohol hampers depth perception.

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:wow: :eyes:

In other news "Fattening foods can cause obesity".



"Experts say they have discovered a way that drinking alcohol impairs driving ability.

As well as blighting decision-making powers and balance, it disrupts one's ability to judge depth, the North Dakota State University team found.

Drivers who are under the influence of alcohol may not be able to gauge distances, leading to accidents, according to the researchers.

Their findings appear in the journal Psychological Science.

Distances

Dr Mark Nawrot and colleagues looked at a particular type of depth perception, called motion parallax.

This is information about the relative depth of objects gleaned from our own motion.

For example, under normal conditions, a driver should be able to judge how far away a tree or another vehicle is from their own moving car".

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[stevedeshazer]

1. I'm stunned

I'll never be the same.

Is that why my room spins when I go to bed? :)

[MadHound]

2. Na, the spinning comes from

all the :smoke: you're doing. The alcohol is what makes you run into the walls and fall down.

[stevedeshazer]

3. Well,

At least that explains the bruising.

[RagingInMiami]

4. Maybe that is why people talk so loud when they drink

They think people are standing a block away from them when in reality, they're standing directly in front of them.