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Originally Posted by Misti
..........I demonstrate to them the difference between just leaning to the side and letting your head follow vs leaning to the side and then trying to tilt your head to make it level...........
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......... and out of balance, from the point of view of the vestibular system of the inner ears, inside each of which we have three little "bubble levels".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_system
While leaning, those bubbles are pointing along the lean angle ("gravity" has tilted in that direction) rather than straight down as when riding vertically.
I understand that riders try to find a visual reference in the horizon, but I have not seen any high-wire walker tilting his head while balancing on the wire.
