22 August 2008
At Home Experiment With The Kids
What This Experiment Shows:
How two eyes give you more depth perception, which is the ability to judge how near or far objects are.
What You Need:
Two pencils
What To Do:
Hold a pencil lengthwise (on its side) in each hand.
Now, with one eye closed, try to touch the erasers together. Did you miss?
Now, try it with both eyes open. Voila! Two eyes give you better depth perception.
How Can You Find Out More?
Your Eyes
Reviewed by: Eric H. Chudler, PhD
