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From: sobriquet on 27 Apr 2010 09:39 On 27 apr, 14:41, "whisky-dave" <whisky-d...(a)final.front.ear> wrote: > "Allen" <all...(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message > > news:0YudnZcGOc3_X1DWnZ2dnUVZ_rwAAAAA(a)giganews.com... > > > > > > > whisky-dave wrote: > >> "Alan LeHun" <t...(a)reply.to> wrote in message > >>news:MPG.2636697fa8d00f879897d3(a)news.x-privat.org... > >>> In article <hqhk2p$qum$1(a)qmul>, whisky-d...(a)final.front.ear says... > >>>> There's little proof that the human brain can mulititask, what is does > >>>> is > >>>> ignore whatever other inmut is present, it's more time slicing than > >>>> multitasking. > > >>> There is plenty proof that the human brain can multi-task on two tasks. > >>> This is due in no small part to the fact that our brain is in fact a > >>> pair of brains. > > >> No, that's still time slicing. > >> One of the basic laws of physics is that two things can not occur at the > >> same instance in time. > >> One of the reasons you have a clock frequency in electronic devices is to > >> make sure everything > >> has it's own time slot and is 'clocked properly. > > >> In the human world magicians use this 'trick' as the human eye can not > >> see > >> everything at the same time i.e it can;t multitask, humans can't > >> multitask. > >> They just think they can because they aren't clever enough to realise > >> they can't. > > > You mean no one can ride a bicycle and chew gum at the same time? > > Allen > > They can certainly think they can and attempt it like some do with mobile > phones > and driving, but when people walking into you because they are talking on > their > mobile and can;t walk and talk at the same time it makes me wonder whether > it is truly possible to chew gum and walk at the same time. > perhaps they chew then look where they are going and then chew again. > You know like some people look at the road while driving while others > can look at the dials/radio or anything else that takes their fancy. > Why do people crash in these situations if tehy can do two things at the > same time ? Because driving a car is something that requires your full attention now and then, especially in a big city. But how many people use a radio in their car? Surely if people can't do anything else while driving a car, car radio's would be banned. Listening to the radio is a more passive activity compared to having a conversation with other occupants in the car or on the hands-free set. It's all a matter of distributing your attention in a responsible fashion and ensuring you have enough of your attention available to navigate the traffic.
From: whisky-dave on 28 Apr 2010 08:04
"sobriquet" <dohduhdah(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:4741275e-6c1d-4317-8eaf-f0821f28989b(a)b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... > On 27 apr, 14:41, "whisky-dave" <whisky-d...(a)final.front.ear> wrote: >> "Allen" <all...(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message >> >> news:0YudnZcGOc3_X1DWnZ2dnUVZ_rwAAAAA(a)giganews.com... >> >> >> >> >> >> > whisky-dave wrote: >> >> "Alan LeHun" <t...(a)reply.to> wrote in message >> >>news:MPG.2636697fa8d00f879897d3(a)news.x-privat.org... >> >>> In article <hqhk2p$qum$1(a)qmul>, whisky-d...(a)final.front.ear says... >> >>>> There's little proof that the human brain can mulititask, what is >> >>>> does >> >>>> is >> >>>> ignore whatever other inmut is present, it's more time slicing than >> >>>> multitasking. >> >> >>> There is plenty proof that the human brain can multi-task on two >> >>> tasks. >> >>> This is due in no small part to the fact that our brain is in fact a >> >>> pair of brains. >> >> >> No, that's still time slicing. >> >> One of the basic laws of physics is that two things can not occur at >> >> the >> >> same instance in time. >> >> One of the reasons you have a clock frequency in electronic devices is >> >> to >> >> make sure everything >> >> has it's own time slot and is 'clocked properly. >> >> >> In the human world magicians use this 'trick' as the human eye can not >> >> see >> >> everything at the same time i.e it can;t multitask, humans can't >> >> multitask. >> >> They just think they can because they aren't clever enough to realise >> >> they can't. >> >> > You mean no one can ride a bicycle and chew gum at the same time? >> > Allen >> >> They can certainly think they can and attempt it like some do with mobile >> phones >> and driving, but when people walking into you because they are talking on >> their >> mobile and can;t walk and talk at the same time it makes me wonder >> whether >> it is truly possible to chew gum and walk at the same time. >> perhaps they chew then look where they are going and then chew again. >> You know like some people look at the road while driving while others >> can look at the dials/radio or anything else that takes their fancy. >> Why do people crash in these situations if tehy can do two things at the >> same time ? > > Because driving a car is something that requires your full attention > now and then, Yep two time periods. Now and then. > especially in a big city. > But how many people use a radio in their car? Surely if people can't > do anything else while > driving a car, car radio's would be banned. because listening to the radio doesn;t require in general much concentration. because when peole listen to the radio it doesn;t take much effort and you can certainly think you can do somethinjg else at the same time. > Listening to the radio is a more passive activity compared to having a > conversation with other occupants in the car or on the hands-free set. So if it's passive you aren't; always doing something are you. > It's all a matter of distributing your attention in a responsible > fashion and ensuring you have enough of your attention available to > navigate the traffic. Yep, and that is time slicing, unless you stop the car. |