Victor
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Exactly. Or that silhouette of a spinning ballerina. I can switch the direction that she is spinning at will as well. There’s nothing to go by because it’s a perfectly flat, projected silhouette without any shadows, so anybody is free to interpret the rotation however they like. 😁
You can literally sample the rgb values
It doesn’t matter. This phenomenon can be explained by something called color constancy.
I remember some versions of this image where I could literally switch between perceptions at will, when I imagined different surrounding light temperatures/environments.
It’s a subjective perception.
2018
What’s with the current resurgence?
Also of course I will be up early if I’m at a hotel so I can get the most time out of my stay. Because I’m most likely somewhere where I want to experience things.
🤷♂️
1·5 days agoI feel that. Working hard to combat my own procrastination issues. Stress-induced apathy.
Needs more
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Wow, I didn’t know there were so many police officers.
What was your first impression of him that made you see him like that?
Reasons for not liking gods checklist
- Boring ✔️
- Genocidal ✔️
Darn.
very subjective
👍 Indeed. This was all from my own perspective. Nobody has to agree.
Ignoring cases where the system brakes down
So is ignoring the cases where it shines, so we’re about “even” there, I’ll “concede”.
Arguing that inches are a more comfortable sizes is for one, very field dependent
That’s what I’ve been saying this whole time. This whole time.
my biggest issue with the entire imperial system; It’s mostly just based on vibes
Yeah I’m not arguing for the use of the imperial system here. Only that inches in particular are a nice size for small work but not close-to-microscopic work. And also that fractions are nice when used properly.
Other than that, THE METRIC SYSTEM RULES.
I hope my point has now fully come across. 👍
I don’t see how cherry picking is an issue
Cherry-picking is an issue when you’re trying to make an argument because you’re choosing a very complicated case on purpose when the more common cases are less complicated. That’s gotta be a straw man argument or something similar? I dunno.
literally can’t happen when you’re working with fractions
Did you mean to say something other than fractions here? If not, I’m confused.
don’t think those sizes are particularly uncommon?
It depends if you are making your own shit or not. You can always decide on other sizes, I guess? But no, they’re not uncommon. But combined, maybe not as common as other combinations? Either way, like I said, the easier cases still make the case for a slightly larger base like the inch. The other cases you can just use cm/mm or a calculator if it’s too much.
Just to be clear, this has nothing to do with the imperial system itself. It’s only the fact that the inch is a more comfortable size. You could easily just use a base of 2 cm or something and use fractions of that. But common measuring devices rarely mark even fractions of cm. That’s the only issue.
Just try adding 1/3 and 5/8.
Cherry-picking fractions with prime numbers. 👍 Obviously no harder than using a readily available calculator just like any engineer would with the metric system. That’s fine too. You’d end up with a decimal answer, so then the benefit is lost, just as with fractions of cm.
In my field
Yup, say no more. I’m not saying inches are universally better. Only in certain situations.
adding decimal places together is much simpler than different fractions
That’s just because you have less practice with the latter. 👍 There are tricks. 😉
Fractions are also way harder to understand if you need to [g]et precise
Not gonna lie, if you are working with carpentry or sewing or similar construction or creative work, you probably shouldn’t have any issues with fractions…
You’ve already gotten two real world uses here.
I’m not saying millimeters are a negative. Never did I say that. But I will say a base 10 doesn’t have that many prime factors, so using measurement equipment where halves and thirds and smaller marked out can be pretty helpful. Metric measuring stuff never has that.
I’m just saying that if you are working with some kind of base size, and want to do stuff in fractions or multiple of that base size, the inch is a pretty good size. 👍
I’m from and in Europe, and I don’t use inches myself. But there are obviously good uses for it.
That was a plane crash right? Or was that Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes?