John is one of my oldest friends in every sense of the word. His work on this was awesome in the 60's and he's only gotten better. I drive in Cairo, Egypt and honestly think that insane driving is one of life's underrated skills.
@Skyseerer: yes, see: a winner in the last category...do your research first before commenting!! Google Ig Nobel Prize - that's how I found the video in the first place.
To replicate this experiment yourself without the need for the complicated visor arrangement, simply drive down an unlit road at night, switching your headlights on and off.
Driving with the helmet, and looking when you hafd to, was not significantly different from ordinary driving: I always look at the road when I must; don't you? We also ran experimental trials on a race track to get some feeling for the demand placed on the driver by tight curves at speed. It was truly an exciting and unforgettable experience.
Yes, the sound of the servos would alert him to the comming blackout. They should conduct the experiment with some of the newer liquid crystal materials with charge variable opacity.
Plus a Starbuck's cup, cigarette, and cellphone in the HOV.
We did what we could at the time. My grad student Milgram (now professor in my chair) devised the LC glasses while on a postdoc in Netherlands and significant research was done there. Its most recent use is in assessing driver distractions. I assure you that the sound of the gas cylinder was very quickly followed by the occlusion of vision. Read the original paper via the gray726 link to see what we did. JWS.
@NancyNaive - no gender boundaries on that comment, right? :-) But you're right, he was really doing cell phone testing before they were here.
I kept wondering if in his studies he factored in the noise from the relay driving the occlusion helmet, plus the complexity of the running commentary.
Idiot!
hfe22 2 months ago
this explains how i was able to drive asleep along a winding country road one time. wouldnt do it again though, way too much risk.
punkypink83 5 months ago
John is one of my oldest friends in every sense of the word. His work on this was awesome in the 60's and he's only gotten better. I drive in Cairo, Egypt and honestly think that insane driving is one of life's underrated skills.
miloflamingo 5 months ago
Aperture Science
karmaGfa 5 months ago 5
"But with the blast shield down, I can't see!" Congratulations on the Ig Nobel, io9 sent me!
DoctorPretorious616 5 months ago
Ig Nobel winner!!! Congrats!!!!
horchan1216 5 months ago
public safety...
noirs9 5 months ago
Congratulations for the IgNobel!
irallia 5 months ago
Congrats on the ignobel
jeanlucncoelho 5 months ago
@Skyseerer: yes, see: a winner in the last category...do your research first before commenting!! Google Ig Nobel Prize - that's how I found the video in the first place.
jimbobski2006 5 months ago
To replicate this experiment yourself without the need for the complicated visor arrangement, simply drive down an unlit road at night, switching your headlights on and off.
upfish 5 months ago
I will def be a more vigilant driver knowing that there are idiots like this out there.
erasgous 5 months ago
Congratulations to the Ig Nobel Prize!
paba2125 5 months ago 43
@paba2125 ?? does your comment have anything to do with this video, its topic, or its subject??
Skyseerer 5 months ago
Driving blindfolded on Rt. 128? Only one thing enters my mind: Wicked. Wicked Awesome.
zavatone 3 years ago 2
Driving with the helmet, and looking when you hafd to, was not significantly different from ordinary driving: I always look at the road when I must; don't you? We also ran experimental trials on a race track to get some feeling for the demand placed on the driver by tight curves at speed. It was truly an exciting and unforgettable experience.
John Senders
classof48 3 years ago 12
Just age bounds.
Yes, the sound of the servos would alert him to the comming blackout. They should conduct the experiment with some of the newer liquid crystal materials with charge variable opacity.
Plus a Starbuck's cup, cigarette, and cellphone in the HOV.
NancyNaive 4 years ago
We did what we could at the time. My grad student Milgram (now professor in my chair) devised the LC glasses while on a postdoc in Netherlands and significant research was done there. Its most recent use is in assessing driver distractions. I assure you that the sound of the gas cylinder was very quickly followed by the occlusion of vision. Read the original paper via the gray726 link to see what we did. JWS.
(IVIS).
classof48 4 years ago 3
@NancyNaive - no gender boundaries on that comment, right? :-) But you're right, he was really doing cell phone testing before they were here.
I kept wondering if in his studies he factored in the noise from the relay driving the occlusion helmet, plus the complexity of the running commentary.
Axmenoquestions 4 years ago 3
I drive on the road with 1000s of guys like this everyday. At least he's not using a cellphone too.
NancyNaive 4 years ago 3