QUOTE(extraterrestrial physics @ Apr 20 2007, 06:07 PM) [snapback]1638889[/snapback]
I had this really wierd experience when i was on a football pitch the other day. I had just been playing football and had come back to chat with my friends, after a few minute of being there my mind took over my body and i suddenly brought my arms up to protect my face, and only split seconds after that someone had shot a ball wildly and iit hit my arms. After that I told myself that that was wierd because i hadnt seen the ball coming and my body reacted to defend itself before the ball was shot. Weird but Cool!!!

Dude, if the ball was about to hit you in the face then i bet you nething that ur eyes picked it up. It was just a reflex reaction to something that ur peripheral vision. You might'nt have been aware of it but i bet u nething that u were hit in the face with a ball in the past and ur memory stored it to be prepared if it ever occured again thus the reflex response