Does the world look different from between your legs?
Perceived size and perceived distance of targets viewed from between the legs: Evidence for proprioceptive theory
Scientists asked people to bend over and look at things upside down between their legs, and the world looked smaller.
Ig Nobel 2016
Participants judged the size and distance of targets set up outdoors, sometimes standing normally and sometimes bending over to peer back at them between their legs.
Viewed from between the legs, things looked smaller and the scenery felt flatter. The authors argue it’s the bent-over body position, not just the upside-down view, that does it. A whole new way to see the world, if you don’t mind a head rush.
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