Which also means that men view women 20% smaller than women do!

The scientific explanation for this, perhaps, has always been known, but it seems, this correlation was never before discovered, until Sam Ramadan was explaining to a small audience how humans perceive depth, and spontaneously mentioned the differences between how men and how women see each other, Sam noticed how some in the audience began giggling at one point, and how one member turned to another in the audience, and jokingly said “Yes Jim, be happy, your wife sees your “blank” much larger than you do”, this concise true statement got a near-hysterical laughter response; gladly, Jim took it lightly and was not bothered.  The response compelled Sam to share this new factoid with the rest of the world.

In this post, Sam explains the scientific reasoning, plus, how a person, using the Photo3D 303 Kit, can capture a stereo pair of 3D images representing his/her spouse’s depth and size perception, then print the Stereo 3D image, put on the 3D glasses to experience first hand how his/her spouse sees.

Size perception in 2D visualization is based on perspective alone, which requires visual settings to support such visualization.
Without concrete 2D perspective reference points, humans have a tough time figuring out the exact size of objects due to required missing visual information.

You need to see this image with Stereo RC Vision Photo3D Glasses with the Cyan on the right

However in Stereo 3D visualization, size perception is a factor of both depth perception and perspective.  Depth perception plays a very important role in recognizing and storing size information.

Depth perception is directly correlated to the stereo view angel, and in turn, the stereo view angle is proportionately related to the distance between the left and the right eye of a human being.   The wider the eye separation, the larger the view angle and the smaller objects are perceived and vice-versa.

The Genormica on left sees the city as a miniature, the one on the left sees the city as large as usual, but sees herself very big

In laymen terms, a mouse sees humans as giants because the left-to-right eye distance separation of a mouse is very small.  In the movie Monsters vs. Aliens, when Genormica (Suzan Murphy) got hit by a meteor, and grew into a 49 foot 11 inch tall woman, the city, in her eyes, became small and toy-like, this is because when she became a giant, Genormica‘s left-to-right eye distance separation grew proportionately and considerably.  If Genormica grew but her left-to-right eye separation stayed the same, she would have continued to see the world as big as she used to see it but she would notice how her body became very big by comparison.   When Dreamworks introduced a giant into the storyline of Monsters vs Aliens, they expanded their ability to show depth perception and allowed the audience to enjoy seeing the world in Genormica’s eyes.

For men, the average left-to-right eye distance separation is about 6.5 cm, for women it is about 5.5 cm, so there is an average distance differential of nearly 20%.  Children, have a smaller eye separation, on average, about 4.5 cm.  In a private conversation, one of Sam’s close friends was explaining to him how when he was 8 years old, he mistakenly walked into his father’s bedroom when he was just coming out of the shower and happened to see his father’s private organ, he thought wow that was pretty big, he further explained how this size perception experience stayed in his mind, and how as an adult, he could not help but wonder why his own organ is not as big as his dad’s! Until Sam explained to him that he needed not to worry and that because he had a probable eye-separation of about 4.5 cm as a child, he perceived his father’s organ to be about 45% larger than it really is, by comparison when seen now as an adult.  When Sam finished, he could not help but notice his friend’s sigh of relief.

Sam hopes that if this post can serve to relief some male-induced childhood complexes, then it would be worth writing.

At Mission3-D, the average eyes-separation is 6.61 cm for men and 5.70 for women, with Michael having the largest eyes-separation of 7.1 cm and Dianna the smallest at 5.3 cm, in this case Dianna actually views Michael about 30% larger than Michael sees himself.  There will always be instances where a woman will have a wider eyes-separation than a man, but this is not the norm; at Mission3-D only Mayara had a larger eye separation of 6.2 cm than that of Bruce who had an eyes-separation of 6 cm.

To see for yourself how different you and your spouse sizes things, first using a ruler, note the separation distance between your own left and right eyes from center-to-center, then, mark distance X, do the same for your spouse and mark distance Y.

Then using the Photo3D 303 attachment:

First:
Place your digital camera on the attachment, best to place the attachment on a tripod as per the instruction manual, and capture three sets of images for, either you or your spouse, from 6 feet (2 meters) away: 1) for the right eye from zero placement and capture the first image, 2) then move the camera from zero to the distance separation of X and capture the second image, 3) now move the camera again to distance Y and capture the third image.  Note for best results, use a camera with a 48 or 50 mm lens.

Second:
Mix images 1 and 2 using the Photo3D Mixer and save as your own visual perception, follow by mixing images 1 and 3 and save as your spouse’s visual perception.

Third:
Print the resulting mixed images, at same life size, on your home Inkjet printer using glossy paper, put on your Photo3D glasses, and from the same distance and angle of where your camera was to the object, look at each image separately one right after another - don’t look at them at the same time.  To do it right, you need to look at one mixed image and remember it well, then look at the other mixed image right-a-way, then you will see that the mixed image which pair was taken from a shorter distance separation appears larger than that which was taken from a wider distance.  You can now see how you and your spouse perceive the world differently.

This is a lot of fun to do, try it and if you do it right, it really works.

Click here to learn more about the Photo3D Kit and how to get one.

- Authored by Sam Ramadan

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Samer Ramadan with Prime Minister of Lebanon Fouad Sanyoura

…Showcasing the important milestones of its 3D technological advancements and achievements.

Mission3-D was founded in 2002 with a “Mission”, to advance and bring the joy and benefits of Stereo 3D technology to the masses.  7 years later, we are happy to share with our readers our accomplishments and the important milestones we reached during this 7-year period.  With this 7th year promising to be a banner year for Mission3D.

2002 Milestones:

1 - First patent filing by Mission3D’s Sam Ramadan for the Photo3D 303 Attachment.

2003 Milestones:

2 - Top-rated Photo3-D Mixer Software is completed
3 - Mission3-D’s Sam Ramadan discovers the best Red/Cyan spectrum and produces the best 3D Glasses in the world and files for several additional patents.
4 - Mission3-D begins extensive market research by deploying 3DPiX studios to test 3D photography on tens of thousands of people and collect important data.
5 - Mission3-D designs the first stylish collection of 3D Glasses in the world.
6 - Photo3-D 303 Kit is launched and wins major accolades:
7 - Photo3-D Kit wins Gadget of the Week Award from TIME magazine
8 - Photo3-D Kit wins PC Photo Editor’s Choice
9 - Photo3-D Kit is featured on TechTV
10 - Photo3-D Kit receives hundreds of favorable global press reviews

2004 Milestones:

11 - Photo3-D 303 Kit is featured on CNN Headline News – Hotwired Edition
12 - Mission3-D moves its headquarters to Lebanon and continues its extensive research and development efforts

Samer Ramadan and Minister Ghazi Al-Aridi at the Unesco Palace Lebanon Photo3D Exhibit in Beirut

Samer Ramadan, Maguie Farah, and Miss Lebanon Marie-Jose Hnein at the Unesco Palace Lebanon in Photo3D Exhibit in Beirut

13 - Mission3-D organizes the largest and most successful Stereo 3D exhibit in Beirut’s history “Lebanon in Photo3-D”
14 - Mission3-D publishes the first high-quality tourism book about Lebanon, and the first book in the world of its kind.
15 - Lebanon ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism adopts the Lebanon in Photo3D book as official gifts to visiting dignitaries.
16 - Middle East Media, including TV and Press Media, recognizes Mission3-D for its accomplishments.

2005 Milestones:

Samer Ramadan with Host LK Lun while shooting Hong Kong in 3D

17 - Mission3-D embarks on photographing the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong in Photo3D.
18 - Mission3-D shoots new 3D photographs for all of Lebanon.
19 - Mission3-D creates Mission3-D Publishing Ltd. and starts the production of the first Vivid Experience collection in the world for Hong Kong, UAE, and Lebanon including Books, CDs and Postcards.
20 - Mission3-D starts 3D photography of Saudi Arabia and completes photography of Istanbul.

2006 Milestones:

21 - Vivid Experience collections of Lebanon, Hong Kong, and UAE are launched.
22 - Mission3-D starts manufacturing its high-quality 3D glasses in Lebanon and opens its own Photo 3D glasses factory in Tripoli, Lebanon
23 - Mission3-D receives a setback resulting from the July 12 War on Lebanon by Israel.
24 - Mission3-D in wartime, perfects and coins the term Digital Sculpting™ which today includes the absolute best proprietary methods and techniques to take 2D photographs and sculpt them into eye-popping Stereo 3D images.
25 - Mission3-D begins to photograph Egypt in Stereo 3D.
26 - Mission3-D expands into Hong Kong and Dubai.
27 - Mission3-D attracts resellers from the UK, France, Italy, and Australia and numerous other parts of the world.

Prime Minister Fouad Sanyoura meeting with Samer Ramadan after Lebanese Government selects Mission3D's Limited Edition Photo3D Book on Lebanon to be the official Lebanon gift to Heads of Delegations at Paris 3.

28 - Mission3-D republishes the “Lebanon, a Vivid Experience” into a high-end Limited Edition package that was adopted by Lebanon Prime Minister Fouad Senioura to be Lebanon’s official gift to heads of Delegations in Paris 3 conference.

2007 Milestones:

Mission3D discovers that Stereo 3D is up to 8 times more memorable than 2D

29 - Mission3-D completes its research and discovers the importance of Stereo 3D photography and its effects on memory.
30 - Mission3-D perfects 3D printing and develops the Photo3D Super Print Methodology.
31 - Mission3-D invents 3-DiMedia and publishes the first 3-DiMedia supplement made for T3 Magazine.
32 - Mission3-D is commissioned to create a promotional 3D book for the most expensive real estate project in the world, located on the edge of the holiest mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.  300 copies were distributed to the richest 300 Muslims form around the world.
33 - Mission3-D expands into Qatar and Egypt.

2008 Milestones:

34 - Mission3-D discovers Stereo-Feminine and Stereo-Masculine vision
35 - Mission3-D wins the Dubai Lynx Silver Award and Kuwait’s top Gold Advertising Award for Al-Maqam Photo3D Book, the high-tower project was nearly sold-out in 2 months as a result of this promotional book.
36 - Mission3-D wins the highest and most prestigious global award, the PIA/GATF Benny Statue for producing the Best Magazine Insert in 2008 Worldwide for its 3DiMedia Print Advertising supplement in T3 Magazine.
37 - Mission3-D wins the highest Achievement Premier Print Award in the world in Special Print Innovations for its Photo3-D Super Print Methodology and for perfecting the highest quality 3D printing in the world, event sponsored by Heidelberg, Kodak, Cannon, Xerox and Adobe among others.

2009 Milestones:

Samer Ramadan receives $5000 check for winning the Lebanon Charles Chikhani Grand Prize for Innovation

38 - May 25, 2009,  Mission3-D is named Lebanon’s most innovative company and wins the Charles Chikhani Innovation Grand Prize.
39 - Mission3-D creates Business Partnership Programs.

In its constant efforts to promote the use of Stereo 3D technologies, Mission3-D has strictly refused to conduct any marketing efforts to the porn industry.  Many credit the porn industry for the success of the Internet, and many are now betting that the success and wide adoption of Stereo 3D is also likely to be as a result of the porn industry moving to 3D, this would be very sad indeed and calls for great alarm.

Pornography is not only immoral and addictive; it is very destructive as it produces huge negative effects and harms our society.  There have been numerous studies on how pornography affects our lives, some suggest a direct correlation with pornography as credited for the increased rates of sex crimes, impotence, with many suggesting that pornography increases marital dissatisfaction and divorce rates (with a person often trying to envision a porn star when he/she is with his/her spouse, instead of concentrating on his/her spouse, or never feeling satisfied).  Yet porn pundits hide behind freedom of expression and free choice to distribute their materials, claiming that there are no negative consequences of its use, while in reality they continue to poison, sicken our societies, and degenerate humanity.

The fact that something becomes addictive by definition means that self-control—or choice—is lost.  Most sex offenders are heavily involved with pornographic use.  Psychologist Patrick Carnes discovered 3 levels of behaviors resulting from pornographic use:

Level 1:
Discrete behaviors, limited to self-abuse through excessive masturbation.

Level 2:
Annoying behaviors that threaten innocent people and involves sexual harassments.

Level 3:
Behaviors that put innocent victims at risk of major harm or trauma, such as child sexual abuse or rape.

Carnes also found that of those who engage in Level 1 behaviors, some, but not all, will eventually end up in Level 2 and potentially 3.

If you believe that sex was designed to be the force that creates life and that promotes healthy, long-term intimacy and bonding between spouses, you can understand how pornography degrades it by making it into a behavior that is only necessary to fulfill lust.

With all that said about the negative effects that the porn industry has on our lives, take that and multiply by multitudes should this industry begin to distribute their materials using stereo 3D technologies, and here’s why:

Stereo 3D is experiential while 2D is not.  What we see in 2D is stored in our brains as data for conscious recollection and manipulation and has tendencies to be erased and forgotten over short periods of time.  However, Stereo 3D visualization is stored as a live experience, is much more vivid and could last forever having a strong effect on subconscious driven behaviors.  You may also wish to read here about why it is dangerous that all TV and Film be in 3D.

Pornography addicts are willing to pay $3 to rent a 2-hour porn video, yet they are willing to pay upwards of $50 to $100 for a night at a live strip bar – just for the Real 3D visual experience.

While 2D Internet material is like having a porn/video bookshop around the corner of every street or right inside your house and it is very damaging to societies, Stereo 3D Pornographic material is like having live hardcore sex theatres at every corner of every street or inside every home – which is extremely, I mean extremely, dangerous.

I urge legislators and Internet regulators become aware of the potential devastating effects that 3D porn will have on society and can put a stop to its distribution before it becomes too late, and if they don’t, take the existing sex crime rates and multiply them by over 10-folds, not to mention higher increased rates in every negative behavior attributed to pornography addiction.  Law-makers have already turned a blind eye to 2D porn, soon the porn industry is going to realize the financial benefits of turning to 3D, and I so hope this time law-makers don’t turn “two” blind eyes and put a stop to 3D porn before it takes off.