This demonstrates the principle behind screws, propellers, drills...rahaverhma said:
rahaverhma said:
A lot of the Illusions we see are, in my opinion. explicable in terms of evolution and in terms of what we would have seen in prehistoric life and what would be important to us.rahaverhma said:
rahaverhma said:
No. Knowing how a component part of a system works tells you nothing about how the arrangement of the whole will operate. Solid state Physics tells you nothing about the logic of the computer program you wrote. Luckily, humans can operate in Layers, with the internal workings of Black Boxes being ignored.rahaverhma said:
Exactly, it's an illusion which a more literal brain might not perceive as such. Hence "perception, biology and neurology" are relevant and interesting to many of us.tade said:
The trick depends on the mathematical geometry, which I think that's what the OP was looking for, a "physics" approach, and also the smooth and featureless metal surface of a spring, which makes it almost indistinguishable from a magical spring that materializes at one end and evaporates at the other.sophiecentaur said:
Absolutely. We cannot distinguish between them because of what our minds do with the information. There is no special Physics involved and we did not evolve with rotating spirals in our look up table of effects to decode or with maths analysis. We make the best stab at it with our minds and they tell us 'horizontal motion is the most likely explanation of this confusing data'.tade said:
It does involve the geometry of a spring though. The spring's unique geometry allows it to create the illusion, which other objects might not be able to.sophiecentaur said:
Rotating a spring creates an illusion because of the way our brains interpret visual information. When the spring is rotated, the individual coils seem to move in a circular motion, creating the illusion of a solid object rather than a series of individual coils. This phenomenon is known as the phi phenomenon.
The physics behind this illusion is related to our perception of motion. Our brains interpret the individual coils of the spring as moving in a circular motion, even though they are actually rotating around a fixed point. This is due to a combination of our brain's visual processing and the way our eyes track and perceive motion.
Yes, this illusion can be explained by the principles of physics. As mentioned before, it is a result of how our brains interpret visual information and our perception of motion. This illusion falls under the category of visual illusions, which are often studied and explained by physicists and neuroscientists.
The strength of this illusion can vary from person to person. This is because it depends on individual differences in visual processing and perception. Some people may be more susceptible to visual illusions, while others may be able to perceive the rotating spring as individual coils more easily.
Yes, there are many other illusions that involve the rotation of objects. One example is the rotating snake illusion, where a series of static images appear to be moving due to the way our brains process visual information. Another example is the rotating disk illusion, where a spinning disk appears to change direction when viewed through a spinning spiral pattern. Both of these illusions are also based on principles of physics and our perception of motion.