Synopsis
SHOWS HOW MODERN CAR TAKES ADVANTAGE OF MAN'S SEEING MECHANISM, REDUCING BLIND SPOTS OF STRUCTURE & GIVING HIM FLAWLESS GLASS TO SEE THRU. FISH, BIRDS & ANIMALS ARE PROTECTED BY GOOD SEEING MECHANISMS. TARSIUS SPECTRUM SHOWN FOR FIRST TIME ON FILM." Two men in a fishing boat start discussing the eyesight of a hawk and a fish. Scientists in a lab are also concerned with the eyesight of various animals in comparison to human eyesight, such as the tarsier and hawk, and are shown using a type of microscope to examine the eyesight of a guinea pig. Scientists set up a camera with different lenses in an automobile to allow the left eye vision and the right eye vision to eliminate completely the center post of the vehicle from the driver's line of view. Secondly, they simulate the eyesight of a tarsier and a fish in the driver's seat which enables them to demonstrate the 360 degree visibility of the Chevrolet. Two men fishing in a row boat, one man standing and smoking a pipe A hawk flying Man holding a trout in his hand Close-up of a trout being held, gasping for air Close-up of the eye of a hawk Close-up of a guinea pig Scientists in lab coats looking at a guinea pig with seeing instrument Sign, "SPECTRAL TARSIER, TARSIUS SPECTRUM" A scientist removing a tarsier from a cage, placing it on a small tree Close-up of the tarsier being held in one hand Close-up of human eyes (woman's eyes) Woman getting an eye test with machinery Woman typing while two scientists look on Shot of wind…
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- Running time
- 8 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0185_Heres_Looking_M00819_04_29_31_00
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★★ · Eyes of Jem Handy · Spuzz · 2017-06-08
The never ending absurdity of Jam Handy comparing the most ridiculous things to automobiles is continued here as we are treated to some observations about animals and how they see. We get explanations of how Water Hawks, fish and, apparantly making it's motion picture debut, the quite ugly Tarsius. As I was watching this, since I'm used to this sort of thing, I wondered "when are they going to bring the cars into this?" and sure enough, shortly after, the narrator explains that this can be tied in by the way we see out of cars (mmkay, I'll buy that). We then see improvements in window…