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I disagree. When trying to figure out a puzle of any sort, don't =
handicap yourself by eliminating one of your most valuable senses. John =
is right.....you can still pick up helpful clues in a very low vis =
situation.
Brian Fairbanks
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From: bdi@bd*.co*.au* <bdi@bd*.co*.au*>
To: cavers@cavers.com <cavers@cavers.com>
Date: Sunday, May 07, 2000 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: another stupid question..LOL
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At 08:47 8/05/00 , Mark Hanes wrote:
>OK here goes....
>
>If you are poking around in small silty restrictions and find =
yourself=20
>in a white out situation...would it be better to keep your eyes =
open or=20
>closed from a psycological standpoint??
>
>I always close my eyes as this doesnt let me know I cant see..and I =
>think helps me to concentrate on the line without the mental =
turmoil...=20
> what do you think??
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It was explained to me (And I notice the effect) that
shutting your eyes 'shuts-off' the part of your brain that
deals with visual sensory input so you get more firepower
working on the other inputs - tactile and auditory. Works
for me.
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rgrs billyw
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</B><A href=3D"mailto:bdi@bd*.co*.au*">bdi@bdi.com.au</A>
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</B>Sunday, May 07, 2000 8:08 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: another
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question..LOL<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>At 08:47 8/05/00 , Mark
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wrote:<BR>>OK here goes....<BR>><BR>>If you are poking =
around in=20
small silty restrictions and find yourself <BR>>in a white out=20
situation...would it be better to keep your eyes open or =
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a psycological standpoint??<BR>><BR>>I always close my eyes as =
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doesnt let me know I cant see..and I <BR>>think helps me to =
concentrate=20
on the line without the mental turmoil...=20
<BR>> what do you =
think??<BR><BR><BR>It was explained to me (And I notice the
effect)=20
that<BR>shutting your eyes 'shuts-off' the part of your brain =
that<BR>deals=20
with visual sensory input so you get more firepower<BR>working on =
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