Wow

by stabbim , Des Moines, IA, USA, Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 10:01 (3979 days ago) @ Leviathan

Ya know, I was going to say that sounds a lot like motion sickness. I know someone who gets motion sickness in cars, but only if they can't see where they're going - for instance if they're a passenger and try to read, or otherwise look down for a while. They are just fine if they're driving, or if they remember to always look forward and outside the car. But if they don't look at where the car is going, bam! The theory is that the disconnect between the actual motion sensed by their inner ear, vs no motion being perceived by their eyes (if they're reading a book, etc.), causes problems. The disconnect described in that article is the same, but reversed.