Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Localizing smoke detectors - why is it so hard? From: Joachim Thiemann <joachim.thiemann@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:08:30 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--001a11c3f60c3569aa04dff7b76e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 25 June 2013 11:40, Leslie Smith <l.s.smith@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > I wonder if the fact that it's above your head makes a difference - peopl= e > are generally better at localisation in azimuth horizontally than at > altitude=85 > > --Leslie Smith > A further complicating factor could be that smoke detectors are mounted on and near highly reflective walls. Cheers, Joachim. --001a11c3f60c3569aa04dff7b76e Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">On 25 June 2013 11:40, Leslie Smith <span dir=3D"ltr"><= <a href=3D"mailto:l.s.smith@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">l.s.smith@xxxxxxxx= tir.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D= "gmail_quote"> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I wonder if the fact that it's above you= r head makes a difference - people are generally better at localisation in = azimuth horizontally than at altitude=85<br> <br> --Leslie Smith<br> <div><div class=3D"h5"></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div><div class= =3D"gmail_extra" style>A further complicating factor could be that smoke de= tectors are mounted on and near highly reflective walls.</div><div class=3D= "gmail_extra" style> <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra" style>Cheers,</div><div class=3D"gmail= _extra" style>Joachim.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div></div> --001a11c3f60c3569aa04dff7b76e--