Re: Definitive moon size illusion experiment
From: Mike Ruskai (spamten.knilhtrae_at_begonedynnaht.net)
Date: 07/09/04
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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 21:50:28 GMT
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 00:37:37 -0400, starman wrote:
>Mike Ruskai wrote:
>>
>> The illusion is alive and well when out on the ocean,
>> with no terrestrial objects anywhere in sight.
>
>That would seem to imply that there is a connection with our
>equilibrium, which tells the brain whether our head is level with the
>horizon or tilted upward.
Perhaps a convincing planetarium projection on the ceiling, viewed while
lying down, could provide support (or not) for that theory.
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