So I do fireplace service and a lot of the work is on new construction which these days means lots of stone.
The other day we had a job where the steps and the driveway were made out of the same stone pattern. I stumbled and nearly fell 3 different times because I couldn't tell where the steps started and stopped. It is not something I ever noticed before but I remember reading once how cats judge distance by the pattern of the surface and that is kind of what it was like to me. Going down was worse than up since I was looking down on a uniform pattern going up there was a break at each step rise so it was easier.
I also know that our depth perception is a result of both eyes working together and since I have had frequent bouts of ON one of my eyes is not as strong as the other so I am wondering if my depth perception may have been off for years and I never noticed due to pattern recognition.
Just wondering anyone else notice anything like this, or now that I brought it up can you look at some of your times where you had balance issues and think if it might have been caused by similar patterns throwing your depth perception off?
The other day we had a job where the steps and the driveway were made out of the same stone pattern. I stumbled and nearly fell 3 different times because I couldn't tell where the steps started and stopped. It is not something I ever noticed before but I remember reading once how cats judge distance by the pattern of the surface and that is kind of what it was like to me. Going down was worse than up since I was looking down on a uniform pattern going up there was a break at each step rise so it was easier.
I also know that our depth perception is a result of both eyes working together and since I have had frequent bouts of ON one of my eyes is not as strong as the other so I am wondering if my depth perception may have been off for years and I never noticed due to pattern recognition.
Just wondering anyone else notice anything like this, or now that I brought it up can you look at some of your times where you had balance issues and think if it might have been caused by similar patterns throwing your depth perception off?
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