Sometimes an explanation isn't enough

If you have ever wondered how guided missiles work, the explanation at http://www.micom.net/oops/USAF%20Training.wav might help. Then again it might not.

There are plenty more at :
http://www.micom.net/oops/

I am not sure how many of the clips on this page are real. But I suspect enough of them are to make it worth a visit.

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How observant are you

If you were giving directions, would you notice if the person asking how to get there suddenly changed?

Not according to a study conducted in the visual cognition lab at the University of Illinois.

For a fascinating insight into what we don't notice, visit: http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/demos.html

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