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"Have you ever gotten motion sickness--even when you&amp;#x27;re standing completely still? If so, you might want to step away from your screen. It&amp;#x27;s time to meet the rug from hell. OK, the picture of the rug isn&amp;#x27;t here. It was making me sick, and I was afraid it would make you sick, and then you would leave Vitamin G for the rest of the day, and I&amp;#x27;d feel so bad for making you sick. It&amp;#x27;s here--go there and stare at it for five minutes. That&amp;#x27;s the amount of time that researchers from Saint Peter&amp;#x27;s College say that it takes for people to feel dizzy, nauseated, and disoriented. Just by looking at the rug with a repetitive black-and-white pattern. The study came about because one poor couple brought the rug home with them to snazz up their house. Instead, they would feel dizzy, pukey, and headachey whenever they looked at the thing--andso would their guests, so they&amp;#x27;d all leave the house! Researchers speculate that the rug&amp;#x27;s pattern acts as an optical illusion, and gives people the feeling that they&amp;#x27;re moving, even though they&amp;#x27;re not. They say it&amp;#x27;s also very similar to the same kinds of patterns that touch off seizures in people with epilepsy. The couple, obviously, got rid of the rug. And donated it to science. Did you look at the rug? How long did you last? I still feel urp-y. More on motion sickness, dizziness, and more: * 5 Ways to Beat Motion Sickness When It Comes Out of Nowhere * Weird Health News: The Kind of Gross Reason Why You May Be So Tired * Roller-Coasters: Good Old Fashion Fun or a Serious Health Danger? Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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