The Distance Between the Kids and the Floor

You ever notice how kids tend to make a bit of a mess almost everywhere they go? This happens regardless of whether you have good kids or crazy kids. Mine act pretty good most of the time, and yet, in their wake, they tend to leave some disarray. This could be trash. This could be toys. In the case of my little ones, it extends to video games; that would be game discs without cases. The cases are usually in close proximity, but it's like they just can't see them.

This phenomena is caused by the unique make up of children's eyeballs. You'll notice that compared to adults, children's eyes are a bit disproportionate. It looks like the eyes are one part of the boy that never grows from youth to adulthood, as they slowly sink into the head until you die and they finally fall all the way in. So with kids, you would think that with those eyes sticking as far out of their head as they tend to, their eyesight would be incredible. Not so. Kids do have some incredible eyesight at some angles, but some severe blind spots at others. This strange series of vision and anti-vision spots has been thoroughly investigated by the labs at the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople and results are inconclusive at best. At first glance, their eyes appear to be no different from adult eyes, and yet, each age group sees different things. When a child "looks right through you", they can spot the dessert in the refrigerator even when the door is closed. It borders on a form of x-ray vision. Whereas when an adult "looks right through you," they can see whether you're telling the truth or not.

And while they don't understand it, they have conclusively proven that adults do see the distance from their head to the floor far better than children do. If you doubt this result, consider that when the Queen walks into the princesses' room, she sees the mess and informs the children that it must be cleaned. The child will stand in the midst of chaos, cast a confused glance all around them and ask what they need to do. This leads the Queen to point out each item on the floor that must be put away, at which time, the child will put away only those items and believe the job is done.

You see, for reasons unknown to humanity, children are unable to see below their knees. Perhaps this helps with their fear of heights as they grow. Perhaps it helps them to concentrate on learning when the floor won't distract them. Perhaps it explains how children manage to put on unmatching socks by accident.

Whatever the reason, let us now look upon the children with understanding since the mess on the floor isn't their fault after all. They are simply incapable of seeing it until they are older. It is unknown at what age the floor becomes visible, but some believe that people can't see the ground at all until they have children and are forced to finally focus on what's down there. Only then, do they finally notice what a mess it is.