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I currently have a bad head cold and concussion. The concussion is a lot better than it was…<\/p>\n

Look. Don’t try unlocking your bike with an improperly fastened messenger bag on wet, slippery cobbles while fairly inebriated at 03:30. What happens is you land on your head and end up with a colourful black eye as the resultant internal bleeding drains down the side of your face.<\/p>\n

\"Um.
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It’s not glamorous and it’s not clever.\n<\/p>\n

You don’t get double vision when you have concussion and only one eye. You get this weird effect that’s like a crappy webcam with a slow refresh rate.<\/p>\n

The other thing that happens is that your distance judgement goes. I don’t have any 3D. I lack the necessary stereoscopic vision. What I’ve got is a lifetime of learning to compensate. It took me years, but eventually I figured out that I calculate distance using minute movements of my head to provide the necessary differentiation. That calculation goes right up the spout when suffering the after-effects of severe head trauma.<\/p>\n

I’m going to be spilling things for a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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