Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Hey, I used to do exactly the same thing, Fluffy!!
I was fascinated by how difficult it is. I even tried it a few times in the middle of an empty football pitch, but still only managed about five paces. It`s extraordinary how your instinct (Open your eyes! ) triumphs over your rational mind (There`s nothing dangerous, you just checked). Also had a similar sensation to yours when I opened my eyes; convinced I was going to hit a lampost, then finding it was still 10 yards away.

I suspect that most of us have played race-the-pedestrian at one time or another, but your speck-of-dirt exercise is a real original - think I might try that myself sometime ...