Any movement in the vehicle causes the fluid to slosh around the eyes in the frontal (right to left) and the sagittal (front to back) direction.
The frames, comprised of two round lenses on the front and two on the side, are hollow and partially filled with a blue liquid. Though that sounds complicated, the science behind the patented eyewear is surprisingly simple. Image Credit: īoarding Glasses attempt to alleviate motion sickness symptoms by "recreating the horizon" so that all the user’s senses relay the same message. A more recent hypothesis argues that they may be caused by the human body’s inability to keep still in a moving environment. One plausible theory, suggested in the 1970s, is that the symptoms are an evolutionary adaptation to the body-eyes signal conflict - something that may in the early days be the result of eating toxic plants. Researchers are not sure why the conflict between the inputs results in dizziness, nausea, and even vomiting. For example, when you are looking at your phone on a moving bus, your inner ear detects the motion but your eyes, focused on the screen, thinks you are static.
However, if the French company Boarding Ring has its way, motion sickness sufferers will soon have nothing to worry about, provided they are willing to wear the goofy-looking Boarding Glasses!Īlso called seasickness or car sickness, the affliction is believed to be the result of the brain receiving mixed signals from the sensory systems, which include the eyes, inner ear, muscles, and joints. This includes long-distance airplane travel, road-trips, carnival rides, and, in the more severe cases, even certain movies and video games. The hundreds of thousands of people who suffer from motion sickness have a long list of activities they dread - and often avoid altogether.
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