Sway???

[ironheart]

Yesterday I was doing the sway/swing,so I decided to sway farther objects because im myopic and my problem is distant vision.When I was swaying out the window the houses was moving in the same direction I was moving.Hows that possible? I thought things suppose to move in the opposite direction as the direction I'm going. Can someone help me out here, I'm puzzled?

[David]

It's just perspective. It's like when the distant mountains to your side appear to follow you when you're driving while the stuff by the side of the road zooms by.

Dave

[ironheart]

so is it okay that it moves in the same direction as me?

[otto]

so is it okay that it moves in the same direction as me?

Yes, it is not a problem or mark of vision strain. It is called parallax, I believe.
You are seeing what is outside your window in relation to the window frame. As your perspective moves with your head swaying, your relation to the window and outside changes; each plane slides across the other. It is an illusion all around us, one I tried to mimic in this animation (notice the 3 planes of buildings all passing at different speeds): <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://ottobulut.com/media/shadowsclip1.mov">http://ottobulut.com/media/shadowsclip1.mov</a><!-- m -->

So, instead of focusing on the parallax, try paying attention to the objects outside. If no luck comes, maybe looking out the window is creating too big a distraction. Try with an object on the wall.

[ironheart]

thanks