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<blockquote data-quote="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA)" data-source="post: 1013285" data-attributes="member: 81139"><p>I have to admit that that is is one of the most thoughtful threads I've read in a long time. The more I read it, the more I've been considering this cant issue. After all the comments, I've started to believe that perhaps, like mechanical ability, that a persons ability to perceive varying cant, is like a persons ability to visualize a 3d item, when unable to see it from the angle in question. Intelligence tests use a similar approach and every person in life has different strengths and weaknesses. Perhaps detecting level is a product of a persons perceptual acuity and differs from person to person, like math ability.</p><p></p><p>My wife and I have started a conversation about this which has taken a strange turn, where she and I have been actually examining closet edges, pictures etc. We even went so far as to pull out a level and a compass to check our assumptions and test our ability to perceive true vertical level. What we found was that there's a buttload of edges in our house that are out of true vertical, and that she and I are both equally capable of perceiving even slight shifts in vertical (and horizontal) level, regardless of the outlying angles from the ceiling or tables etc. one thing that became apparent that she admitted, is that I tend to be much faster in making the determination. I don't know if it's a gut call, or a feeling, but when things are off level, they just stand out to me, quite quickly and effortlessly. We verified with our level and compass, so I have no doubt that it's very possible for a person to see a change in degree of level at less than 3*.</p><p></p><p>This is probably one of those threads that is somewhat like asking if someone would recommend eye glasses. Those that benefit by them are going to heartily agree and posit that they are useful devices. Others might just not need them. It all depends on your vision. I'll be the first to say that I have no doubt that those that believe a level helped them stay true are 100% spot on. No reason to say otherwise. I also have no doubt that inividual differences in people suggests to me that not everybody needs a level to true up a scope vertically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA), post: 1013285, member: 81139"] I have to admit that that is is one of the most thoughtful threads I've read in a long time. The more I read it, the more I've been considering this cant issue. After all the comments, I've started to believe that perhaps, like mechanical ability, that a persons ability to perceive varying cant, is like a persons ability to visualize a 3d item, when unable to see it from the angle in question. Intelligence tests use a similar approach and every person in life has different strengths and weaknesses. Perhaps detecting level is a product of a persons perceptual acuity and differs from person to person, like math ability. My wife and I have started a conversation about this which has taken a strange turn, where she and I have been actually examining closet edges, pictures etc. We even went so far as to pull out a level and a compass to check our assumptions and test our ability to perceive true vertical level. What we found was that there's a buttload of edges in our house that are out of true vertical, and that she and I are both equally capable of perceiving even slight shifts in vertical (and horizontal) level, regardless of the outlying angles from the ceiling or tables etc. one thing that became apparent that she admitted, is that I tend to be much faster in making the determination. I don't know if it's a gut call, or a feeling, but when things are off level, they just stand out to me, quite quickly and effortlessly. We verified with our level and compass, so I have no doubt that it's very possible for a person to see a change in degree of level at less than 3*. This is probably one of those threads that is somewhat like asking if someone would recommend eye glasses. Those that benefit by them are going to heartily agree and posit that they are useful devices. Others might just not need them. It all depends on your vision. I'll be the first to say that I have no doubt that those that believe a level helped them stay true are 100% spot on. No reason to say otherwise. I also have no doubt that inividual differences in people suggests to me that not everybody needs a level to true up a scope vertically. [/QUOTE]
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