From: Alfio Puglisi (puglisi@arcetri.astro.it)
Date: Thu May 09 2002 - 04:23:40 MDT
On Wed, 8 May 2002, Andrew Clough wrote:
>>I disagree. From personal experience, I know that I am able to listen to
>>two conversations at the same time (works better if the voices
>>are very different, and if one is on the right and the other on the left).
>>This also discards all the "automatic" actions, like walking, eating and
>>scratching my nose while reading a book and avoiding cars, all at the same
>>time (don't try it, it's dangerous :-)
>>
>>Ciao,
>>Alfio
>
>Are those two conversations in different formats? I find that I can carry
>on a verbal conversation while typing, but not follow two verbal
>discussions at the same time.
They are actually two different voices. It doesn't always work. Best
example: my dad talking with on one side, and a female, high-pitched TV
anchor news on the other side. Me in the middle reading a book, and
stopping in wonder when I realize what is happening :-)
Ciao,
Alfio
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