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Post by BoD » 19th Mar, '08, 11:36

To help road users watch out for cyclists

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Re: Concentration

Post by cromasaig » 19th Mar, '08, 11:52

No, I didn't!
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Re: Concentration

Post by Burbage » 19th Mar, '08, 12:15

I did.
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Re: Concentration

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 19th Mar, '08, 12:36

No, I was out to lunch on all counts. You can all thank your lucky stars that I don't drive.
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Re: Concentration

Post by Satellite » 19th Mar, '08, 12:37

Burbage wrote:I did.
but did you get the number of passes correct?
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Re: Concentration

Post by Burbage » 19th Mar, '08, 12:42

I didn't even count them, I was looking for the thing they wanted me to miss.
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Re: Concentration

Post by baloo » 19th Mar, '08, 12:53

Nope, didn't see it.
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Re: Concentration

Post by Satellite » 19th Mar, '08, 13:22

Burbage wrote:I didn't even count them, I was looking for the thing they wanted me to miss.
exactly my point

Edit: I did try it again though and did manage to look out for the bear....which reinforces the fact that it is too much work to drive and getting a chauffer is the way to go for me!
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Re: Concentration

Post by Burbage » 19th Mar, '08, 14:11

Yes, but random things getting in your way is what you should be watching for when you're driving, not counting basketball passes, or talking on the phone.
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Re: Concentration

Post by BFG » 19th Mar, '08, 14:41

Satellite. Well done. Chauffeur is the only way to go...
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Re: Concentration

Post by BFG » 19th Mar, '08, 14:43

Burbage wrote:I did.
Why doesn't that surprise me?


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Re: Concentration

Post by Burbage » 19th Mar, '08, 14:44

Because you have accepted Burbage into your life. :)
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Re: Concentration

Post by BFG » 19th Mar, '08, 14:46

I would accept nothing less from an omniscient being...
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Re: Concentration

Post by cromasaig » 19th Mar, '08, 15:06

Burb, you can't say that you should only be looking for random things when driving. A light changing is hardly random, but nor is it a certainty. You have to concentrate on the risks you can anticipate too.

I can see it now: "Officer, I might be on the wrong side of the road, but you never know when you'll meet some stupid b***er doing the same in the other direction."
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Re: Concentration

Post by Fresh Mint » 19th Mar, '08, 15:33

I correctly counted the number of passes thrown by the white team, the number thrown by the black team AND spotted the random thing -- but then I rid a motorbike in Singapore and it is all you &^*&^%$ useless car drivers that I gave to watch out for.
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Re: Concentration

Post by Burbage » 19th Mar, '08, 17:35

Where did I say it should tbe the only thing?

The point of the experiment is that if you are concentrating on something too hard (counting basketball passes, talking on the phone, listening to music, lighting a fag etc) then you'll miss the unexpected.
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