Centuries of sailors weren't wrong: Looking at the horizon stabilizes posture
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 13:36
in Astronomy & Space
Everybody who has been aboard a ship has heard the advice: if you feel unsteady, look at the horizon. For a new study, researchers measured how much people sway on land and at sea and found there's truth in that advice; people aboard a ship are steadier if they fix their eyes on the horizon.