Andbecausepoisonsarenotthebestthingforsurvival, ourbodiesevolved a verydirectbutnotverypleasantwaytogetridofwhateverwemighthaveeatenthatwascausingtheconfusion.
Thistheoryseemsprettyreasonable, butitleaves a lotofthingsunexplained, likewhywomenaremoreaffectedbymotionsicknessthanmen, orwhypassengersgetmorenauseousthandrivers.
Andsometimes, thestakesarefarhigherthanjustnotbeingboredduring a longcarride.
AtNASA, whereastronautsarehurledintospaceat 17,000 milesperhour, motionsicknessis a seriousproblem.
So, inadditiontoresearchingthelatestspace-agetechnologies, NASAalsospends a lotoftimetryingtofigureouthowtokeepastronautsfromvomitinguptheircarefullypreparedspacerations.