Ball control  #
Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 02:26PM
Walking to work yesterday I saw yet another advert for "Bolt", the animated 3D movie about a movie-star dog who thinks his super powers are real.

I had wanted to see this, but due to my lazy eye and lack of proper 3D vision, and failed attempts at watching 3D movies before, I chickened out.

But for the rest of the walk to the station I played with my freaky eyes, alternately "turning on" and turning off my right eye perception, deliberately giving myself double vision.

It struck me that being able to deliberately ignore (and un-ignore) the messages from my right eye that give me double vision, but still take in the messages that give me peripheral vision, was a pretty cool trick and a testament to the power of the mind. Unfortunately it isn't a trick I can every show anyone.

Later that night randomly flicking channels I came across a TV show about martial arts. In the part I saw the host was kicking a man in the balls as hard as he could. The man kept saying "harder" after each kick.

This struck me as rather cruel, but apparently the kickee had the ability to retract his testicles completely into his body to protect them from harm.

Had I not been thinking similar body control thoughts only that morning, I might have suggested the man never actually had testicles to begin with (they didn't do a "pre" test as far as I know). But as I had just proved to myself the amazing power of the mind, I defended the man against any such charge.

It was a very cool trick, and one you could show your (really good) friends.

BTW, everything I've been told seems to indicate that Bolt 3D is being shown using iMax type 3D glasses which do work on me, however, my trust in the cinema industry is such that I would not be the least bit surprised that even if I asked and had confirmed the kind of glasses being used, I'd walk in to find red/green glasses being used. Call me cynical.

I wish I had the mind control to make my right eye work with the left, but I haven't had the patience. I'm sure with much practice and various headaches I could do it, but I don't need to, so I don't.