In a car - Page 2

mistle · 10-10-2007, 03:54 AM

which seems ridiculous, but who knows. i like the idea of our brains being a random mess

Lucy Sky Diamonds · 10-10-2007, 10:33 AM

If it's one of my friends who is driving, not a problem. If I'm in the car with my mom or my grandfather, I can't read cause I'm too busy holding on for dear life. They are horrible drivers.

I can't read on a boat, that's instant vomit city.

phaedrus · 10-10-2007, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sickbadthing

yes and i'm also good at giving the driver head

if you ever need a ride, give me a shout.

avian chaos · 10-10-2007, 11:02 AM

Not even one sentence. Sometimes it's so bad that if I don't keep my eyes on the road I'll get sick, too-- like if I start rummaging around to get something in the back I'll start to feel woozy, have to look straight ahead for a few minutes before resuming the search.

Piggy · 10-10-2007, 11:28 AM

I can read while driving

reprise85 · 10-10-2007, 11:45 AM

me too, signs

I see people text messaging while driving all the time... That's scary shit.

avian chaos · 10-10-2007, 12:03 PM

Yeah... I know a girl who does that constantly. There's two things I don't understand about it: 1) HOW IS SHE STILL ALIVE? and 2) How is it even possible? People must have the buttons memorized like Matt Damon in The Departed.

reprise85 · 10-10-2007, 12:15 PM

It's possible because they look down at it while driving

I have one friend who does it constantly too and I asked her not to if I am in the car with her. It's like she's addicted to it. Everyone who does this should be pulled over and charged with reckless driving.

cork_soaker · 10-10-2007, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TuralyonW3

man i got some of the best reading of my life done on roadtrips with my family as a kid.

indeed

null123 · 10-10-2007, 12:20 PM

it usually takes about 5-10 minutes for it to hit me, but if I try to play video games or read in the car I'll get sick.

null123 · 10-10-2007, 12:38 PM

here are some sources on the poisoning hypothesis

http://health.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=159324
Nausea sets in because the brain's decided there really is something wrong. "If there's a mismatch between the ears and eyes, and the brain trusts the ears more than the eyes, it thinks you've ingested or eaten something, which is affecting the way you see the world — it's some sort of poison or toxin or drug so the body's defence mechanism for that is to vomit it up," says Dr Di Nicolantonio.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness
The most common hypothesis for the cause of motion sickness is that it evolved as a defense mechanism against neurotoxins.[6] The area postrema in the brain is responsible for inducing vomiting when poisons are detected, and for resolving conflicts between vision and balance. When feeling motion but not seeing it (for example, in a ship with no windows), the inner ear transmits to the brain that it senses motion, but the eyes tell the brain that everything is still. As a result of the disconcordance, the brain will come to the conclusion that one of them is hallucinating and further conclude that the hallucination is due to poison ingestion. The brain responds by inducing vomiting, to clear the supposed toxin.

http://www.brooksidepress.org/Produc...0sickness.html
One theory postulates that the sensory conflict described above stimulates a response in the brain stem similar to that caused by some neurotoxins. Proponents of this theory describe the signs and symptoms of motion sickness as the result of the stimulation, by motion, of a "poison-response mechanism." This mechanism evolved to rid the body of toxic ingested substances by emptying the stomach, and countering or minimizing the effects of absorbed toxin via a stress response of the sympathetic nervous system.

Of particular interest is the fact that a functional vestibular system is required for an individual to suffer from motion sickness. In individuals and animals in whom the vestibular apparatus has been ablated or the vestibular pathway interrupted, motion sickness has not been induced, despite extensive effort. Supporting the "poison-response" theory is the fact that toxin-induced emesis can be reduced in dogs by labyrinthectomy.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives...4723.Ns.r.html
You are probably wondering why this is so. The reason why is that when you
eat a poison, you sometimes feel like you are moving when you are not. If
it makes you feel really bad, it is better for you to get rid of the stuff
than to keep it in your body.

So you get rid of it by vomiting (throwing-up). It is better for you to
lose your lunch (or other meal) than to get sick for a long time.
Unfortunately, as we evolved, we did not have cars, planes and video
games (we did not even have video games when I was growing up). So our
bodies overreact to the motion of moving vehicles by making us feel sick,
and, if we feel really sick, vomit.

flavin · 10-10-2007, 12:39 PM

I get really sick in a car if I try to read, but when I ride the trolley or even the bus, it's a lot better.

Cool As Ice Cream · 10-10-2007, 12:46 PM

maybe a bus or a train doesn't accelerate that often or less heavy? (and when moving at a constant speed, your ear won't "feel" the motion.)
i also have never felt sick while reading on the train, but it happened to me in cars.

Mo · 10-10-2007, 12:47 PM

Chewing gum helps a lot not getting sick while reading in a moving car. I'm super serial.

mxzombie · 10-10-2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thaniel Buckner

i used to have this problam as a kid. not anymoar.

this

Mayfuck · 10-10-2007, 05:30 PM

i read the newspaper on the freeway sometimes. thats how bad traffic is here.

Mayfuck · 10-10-2007, 05:30 PM

wow charmbag really took my comment to heart

better than new · 10-11-2007, 12:12 AM

Most of the time I can. I think it helps, if you start to feel sick, if you hold the book out in front of you so that you are not looking down anymore.

Eulogy · 10-11-2007, 12:22 AM

i can

i've never experienced any kind of motion sickness...or anything like it.

better than new · 10-11-2007, 12:31 AM

Do you the people that have this problem also have it on other forms of transportation? trains, planes ( i guess a boat wouldn't really count)

Future Boy · 10-11-2007, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avian chaos

Not even one sentence. Sometimes it's so bad that if I don't keep my eyes on the road I'll get sick, too-- like if I start rummaging around to get something in the back I'll start to feel woozy, have to look straight ahead for a few minutes before resuming the search.

You seem to have it pretty bad, so let me ask you a question. Do you have problems if say you're sitting facing the rear? On the train Im always seeing people switch seats cause they're facing the opposite direction of the way we're heading and Ive never understood it. I assumed it was because of this.

null123 · 10-11-2007, 03:39 AM

it doesn't happen to me on planes, I think they go too fast for it to matter. I don't think it happens on trains.

Ever · 10-11-2007, 03:59 AM

That's probably cause you don't feel acceleration much on planes and trains.

Future Boy · 10-11-2007, 05:19 AM

The last time I got motion sickness was on the train to work, but that was a fluke. Im talking about specifically facing the rear, not necessarily on the train, thats just where Ive seen it done. Its just so odd to me.

10-10-2007, 03:54 AM	#31
mistle bonnie stars Location: saxophone Posts: 12,077	which seems ridiculous, but who knows. i like the idea of our brains being a random mess

10-10-2007, 10:33 AM	#32
Lucy Sky Diamonds Braindead Location: No Canada like French Canada, it's the best Canada in ze land. Posts: 16,905	If it's one of my friends who is driving, not a problem. If I'm in the car with my mom or my grandfather, I can't read cause I'm too busy holding on for dear life. They are horrible drivers. I can't read on a boat, that's instant vomit city.

10-10-2007, 11:02 AM	#34
avian chaos Braindead Location: Portland, OR Posts: 15,137	Not even one sentence. Sometimes it's so bad that if I don't keep my eyes on the road I'll get sick, too-- like if I start rummaging around to get something in the back I'll start to feel woozy, have to look straight ahead for a few minutes before resuming the search.

10-10-2007, 11:28 AM	#35
Piggy Ownz Location: No, you can't do that. Posts: 902	I can read while driving

10-10-2007, 11:45 AM	#36
reprise85 BOTTLEG ILLEGAL Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face Posts: 31,883	me too, signs I see people text messaging while driving all the time... That's scary shit.

10-10-2007, 12:03 PM	#37
avian chaos Braindead Location: Portland, OR Posts: 15,137	Yeah... I know a girl who does that constantly. There's two things I don't understand about it: 1) HOW IS SHE STILL ALIVE? and 2) How is it even possible? People must have the buttons memorized like Matt Damon in The Departed.

10-10-2007, 12:15 PM	#38
reprise85 BOTTLEG ILLEGAL Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face Posts: 31,883	It's possible because they look down at it while driving I have one friend who does it constantly too and I asked her not to if I am in the car with her. It's like she's addicted to it. Everyone who does this should be pulled over and charged with reckless driving.

10-10-2007, 12:20 PM	#40
null123 Minion of Satan Location: bye Posts: 7,274	it usually takes about 5-10 minutes for it to hit me, but if I try to play video games or read in the car I'll get sick.

10-10-2007, 12:38 PM	#41
null123 Minion of Satan Location: bye Posts: 7,274	here are some sources on the poisoning hypothesis http://health.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=159324 Nausea sets in because the brain's decided there really is something wrong. "If there's a mismatch between the ears and eyes, and the brain trusts the ears more than the eyes, it thinks you've ingested or eaten something, which is affecting the way you see the world — it's some sort of poison or toxin or drug so the body's defence mechanism for that is to vomit it up," says Dr Di Nicolantonio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness The most common hypothesis for the cause of motion sickness is that it evolved as a defense mechanism against neurotoxins.[6] The area postrema in the brain is responsible for inducing vomiting when poisons are detected, and for resolving conflicts between vision and balance. When feeling motion but not seeing it (for example, in a ship with no windows), the inner ear transmits to the brain that it senses motion, but the eyes tell the brain that everything is still. As a result of the disconcordance, the brain will come to the conclusion that one of them is hallucinating and further conclude that the hallucination is due to poison ingestion. The brain responds by inducing vomiting, to clear the supposed toxin. http://www.brooksidepress.org/Produc...0sickness.html One theory postulates that the sensory conflict described above stimulates a response in the brain stem similar to that caused by some neurotoxins. Proponents of this theory describe the signs and symptoms of motion sickness as the result of the stimulation, by motion, of a "poison-response mechanism." This mechanism evolved to rid the body of toxic ingested substances by emptying the stomach, and countering or minimizing the effects of absorbed toxin via a stress response of the sympathetic nervous system. Of particular interest is the fact that a functional vestibular system is required for an individual to suffer from motion sickness. In individuals and animals in whom the vestibular apparatus has been ablated or the vestibular pathway interrupted, motion sickness has not been induced, despite extensive effort. Supporting the "poison-response" theory is the fact that toxin-induced emesis can be reduced in dogs by labyrinthectomy. http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives...4723.Ns.r.html You are probably wondering why this is so. The reason why is that when you eat a poison, you sometimes feel like you are moving when you are not. If it makes you feel really bad, it is better for you to get rid of the stuff than to keep it in your body. So you get rid of it by vomiting (throwing-up). It is better for you to lose your lunch (or other meal) than to get sick for a long time. Unfortunately, as we evolved, we did not have cars, planes and video games (we did not even have video games when I was growing up). So our bodies overreact to the motion of moving vehicles by making us feel sick, and, if we feel really sick, vomit.

10-10-2007, 12:39 PM	#42
flavin Ownz Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 955	I get really sick in a car if I try to read, but when I ride the trolley or even the bus, it's a lot better.

10-10-2007, 12:46 PM	#43
Cool As Ice Cream Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: František! How's the foot of your turtle? Posts: 31,760	maybe a bus or a train doesn't accelerate that often or less heavy? (and when moving at a constant speed, your ear won't "feel" the motion.) i also have never felt sick while reading on the train, but it happened to me in cars.

10-10-2007, 12:47 PM	#44
Mo Immortal Posts: 20,988	Chewing gum helps a lot not getting sick while reading in a moving car. I'm super serial.

10-10-2007, 05:30 PM	#46
Mayfuck Banned Location: i'm from japan also hollywood Posts: 57,812	i read the newspaper on the freeway sometimes. thats how bad traffic is here.

10-11-2007, 12:12 AM	#48
better than new Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,606	Most of the time I can. I think it helps, if you start to feel sick, if you hold the book out in front of you so that you are not looking down anymore.

10-11-2007, 12:22 AM	#49
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,361	i can i've never experienced any kind of motion sickness...or anything like it.

10-11-2007, 12:31 AM	#50
better than new Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,606	Do you the people that have this problem also have it on other forms of transportation? trains, planes ( i guess a boat wouldn't really count)

10-11-2007, 03:39 AM	#52
null123 Minion of Satan Location: bye Posts: 7,274	it doesn't happen to me on planes, I think they go too fast for it to matter. I don't think it happens on trains.

10-11-2007, 03:59 AM	#53
Ever Minion of Satan Location: ☆.。.:*・゜`★ Posts: 8,203	That's probably cause you don't feel acceleration much on planes and trains.

10-11-2007, 05:19 AM	#54
Future Boy The Man of Tomorrow Posts: 26,972	The last time I got motion sickness was on the train to work, but that was a fluke. Im talking about specifically facing the rear, not necessarily on the train, thats just where Ive seen it done. Its just so odd to me.