When I backcount afar I sometimes have a hard time identifying the 8's, 9's and 10's from each other. A friend of mine told me that having carrots for supper can do the trick, but I don't believe that. Any thoughts on this? Should I need more practice?
> A friend of mine told me
> that having carrots for supper can do the
> trick, but I don't believe that.
I think he meant that carrots can improve one's eyesights. He's oriental...
In Snyders book he talks about an older man who invented a count system that didnt count 10s just paint because he had a hard time telling tens from 9s and 8s you might want to pick up a copy. SM
> In Snyders book he talks about an older man
> who invented a count system that didnt count
> 10s just paint because he had a hard time
> telling tens from 9s and 8s you might want
> to pick up a copy. SM
I do have a copy of BJW, and Arnold says that the count system used by that older man was slightly inferior to Hi-Lo...maybe I'll play-all with Hi-Opt II...
> When I backcount afar I sometimes have a
> hard time identifying the 8's, 9's and 10's
> from each other. A friend of mine told me
> that having carrots for supper can do the
> trick, but I don't believe that. Any
> thoughts on this? Should I need more
> practice?
Must be true -- I've never seen a rabbit wearing glasses.
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
ever watch that sienfeld expisode about squinting? :-) I say go to an eye doctor and get some contact lenses.
... get up closer, or get fitted for glasses. At many casinos, tens have a mark in the upper-right and lower-left hand corners.
ETF
> When I backcount afar I sometimes have a
> hard time identifying the 8's, 9's and 10's
> from each other. A friend of mine told me
> that having carrots for supper can do the
> trick, but I don't believe that. Any
> thoughts on this? Should I need more
> practice?
> When I backcount afar I sometimes have a
> hard time identifying the 8's, 9's and 10's
> from each other. A friend of mine told me
> that having carrots for supper can do the
> trick, but I don't believe that. Any
> thoughts on this? Should I need more
> practice?
You might find this interesting: It is a popular myth that carrots improve eyesight. This started in WWII when the British began employing radar against the German Luftwaffe. In order to explain away their pilots uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time, they craftily began the myth that their pilots were being fed lots of carrots to improve their vision. Apparently it stuck.
> You might find this interesting: It is a
> popular myth that carrots improve eyesight.
> This started in WWII when the British began
> employing radar against the German
> Luftwaffe. In order to explain away their
> pilots uncanny knack for being in the right
> place at the right time, they craftily began
> the myth that their pilots were being fed
> lots of carrots to improve their vision.
> Apparently it stuck.
Carrots may not actually improve your vision, but they are rich in vitamin A, which is essential for healthy eyes. One of the first symptoms of a vitamin A deficiency is night blindness.
And of course there are those rabbits . . .
It's my understanding that the vitamins and enzymes in carrots do not significantly enhance night vision, but they can change the rate at which your pupils dilate as your eyes transition from bright light to dim. Read this years ago in Science News.
This effect on transition to night vision is probably why you may sometimes see rabbits with eyeglasses, but you never see rabbits that have been hit by cars.
> Carrots may not actually improve your
> vision, but they are rich in vitamin A,
> which is essential for healthy eyes. One of
> the first symptoms of a vitamin A deficiency
> is night blindness.
> And of course there are those rabbits . . .
In your post above you said "He's oriental..."
Grammatically speaking, human beings are Asian, while objects such as furniture are oriental. While I'm the last person to correct any one else's grammar or subscribe to political correctness, calling a person Oriental (in essence referring to them as an object) is considered offensive by many Asians, of which we have many loyal customers, visitors, and friends.
Example: "I made love to the hottie Asian blackjack dealer in my oriental bed."
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