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am i allowed to say that word which is a synonym of "backside" in this blog... ANYWAYS so wow this is my 5th blog. I AM ON A ROLL. "active blogger" status here i come...

so I've got approval from Miss Zhang to do this experiement but im seriously worried that in the end, it's all gonna go wrong and my results will be all messed up and stuff. and then i'll fail the SC and then i'll become a hobo and die D:

OKAAY POINT OF THIS BLOG: RESEARCH.
this site was pretty useful: http://www.lookupinfo.org/index.php?id=248 but it's got a lot of info so i'll do a little summary here:

people with monocular vision (vision in one eye) have
•difficulties working out where things are in relation to one another
•problems going up and down stairs
•difficulty with steps, kerbs, rocks, uneven ground and changes in floor level and escalators
•clumsiness
•problems with most sports
•problems with depth perception
•can't see three dimensional images - things may seem ‘flat’
•problems judging distance at less than about a metre

ok so this means i should see some different results between balancing with two eyes open and balancing with one eye open... phew good. Also maybe i wont just have people balance in a stationery position. Maybe walk across a LOW beam with one eye patched. i think i said previously i wouldn't do that, but my aim kinda change a tinsy bit so yah...

and there's also this site http://www.sightandhearing.org/news/healthissue/archive/hi_1003.asp which just has some background information, mainly for me to work with but thought i'd chuck it in here anyway

The balance system works with the visual and skeletal systems (the muscles and joints and their sensors) to maintain orientation or balance. For example, visual signals are sent to the brain about the body's position in relation to its surroundings. These signals are processed by the brain, and compared to information from the vestibular and the skeletal systems. An example of interaction between the visual and vestibular systems(vestibular-ocular reflex) is the nystagmus (an involuntary rhythmic eye movement) that occurs when a person is spun around and then suddenly stops.

EXCITING STUFF.

will blog soon with my new and improved method. Have been hardcore googling (cause i'm so cool) but can't find an experiment to kinda compare mine to... which is worrying cause i don't have anything to refer to for ideas and stuff. OH WELL. I AM AN INDEPENDENT YOUNG WOMAN. I CAN DO THIS.

yeah no.