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by nannykat on January 7th, 2008

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Why do I see stars actually moving in the sky?

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  • by An0nym0us on January 24th, 2008

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    If you don't think you're seeing "shooting stars" aka space junk burning up in the atmosphere or comets or meteorites or satellites or space craft or aircraft or doves or UFOs, then this may just be your brain/eyes playing tricks on you because of the gyro effect I describe below.

    When you tilt your head back, your internal "gyro" (which is really just liquid filled tubes in your inner ear with tiny hairs that sense the liquid moving), the way you keep your balance is affected. You know how when you spin around real fast and stop, your eyes keep moving left to right for a bit?

    This youtube clip illustrates this:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUqFttMw6D0

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    • not buying it...mind is far too open to even click your link...only certain "stars" ... besides, on a few occasions i have seen them materialize out of the void, then dematerialize

      UniversalMind

      by UniversalMind on January 23rd, 2010

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