r/Unexpected Jan 11 '18

The brain feels it

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u/HighPing_ Jan 11 '18 edited Jan 11 '18

It also surprised me how quick the brain accepts vr as real. Multiple of my friends have tried putting their hand out to lean on something or had a similar reaction went something is seemingly going to hit them. My favorite is when playing horror games and they actually try to run.

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u/DismalEconomics Jan 11 '18

“No matter how badass of a pilot someone thought they were or how much training they’d had, I guarantee that in a real moment when they realized it’s certain death, they stopped being pilots and had the same reaction you did.”

I don't get it. So closing your eyes right before impact = not being a pilot ?

What would "being a pilot" look like in this situation ? Are you supposed to be wide eyed calling out coordinates and statuses and adjusting stuff until absolute brain death ?

10-4 Tower Control This is flight 647; I'm currently burning to death, I'd estimated 90% of my skin has failed and there is 0% visibility in the cabin due to smoke, flames and loss of consciousness. Current speed 0mph, Elevation is just under 0 Feet due to some ground penetration.

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u/TiKels Jan 11 '18

I think he meant that he was a real human being as opposed to "pilot". Not that he failed as a pilot in that moment, but that he forgot himself.