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The New Science of Seeing Around Corners
Quanta Magazine ^ | 8/30/18 | Natalie Wolchover

Posted on 08/31/2018 2:35:00 AM PDT by LibWhacker

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1 posted on 08/31/2018 2:35:00 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Interesting.

Thanks.


2 posted on 08/31/2018 3:02:53 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: LibWhacker

Fantastic. An even more intrusive method of surveillance is discovered - and people thought drones were bad.


3 posted on 08/31/2018 3:43:30 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: LibWhacker

Ping for later.


4 posted on 08/31/2018 3:53:18 AM PDT by zeestephen
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Wonder if this could explain why people report seeing ghosts... and lots of other ‘Art Bell’ phenomena.


5 posted on 08/31/2018 3:55:29 AM PDT by Track9
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To: LibWhacker

Gives a whole new meaning to “shadow people”


6 posted on 08/31/2018 4:01:33 AM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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To: LibWhacker

“Maybe one of the reasons is that many of the things that we see are not really shadows. And eventually the eye gave up on trying to make sense of them.”

Some people’s “situational awareness” ability is much better than other folk’s ability. Could their brains pick up these “shadows” (thru their eyes), and process that information differently than those without good situational awareness? Is a human’s “sixth sense” really just an ability to notice these “alerts” where others fail to see them?


7 posted on 08/31/2018 4:56:12 AM PDT by moovova
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To: LibWhacker
knowing where things are is an overall good thing

I've seen a "pin hole camera" image. A large one. With the right technology, this could be an amazing tool.

8 posted on 08/31/2018 5:00:14 AM PDT by Ace's Dad ("John James for US Senate. Dump Debbie!! Let's Fly, Michigan.")
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Sunlight thru tree onto house during eclipse:


9 posted on 08/31/2018 5:01:58 AM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: LibWhacker

Cool! Thanks for posting.


10 posted on 08/31/2018 5:58:25 AM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: LibWhacker

This is truly amazing, but the resolution on those photos !

I can’t understand what I’m seeing. And the processed image I can understand. But the two top pictures (1,2) are terrible !

All of the images above are unreasonably bad. why is that ?


11 posted on 08/31/2018 6:51:35 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: LibWhacker

The wonders of optics


12 posted on 08/31/2018 6:59:18 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Track9

Shadow people


13 posted on 08/31/2018 7:01:05 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: C210N

Yup. The easiest and safest way to see an eclipse. The eclipse also shows up on the leaves of bushes and trees


14 posted on 08/31/2018 7:03:12 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: C210N

Now that is truly cool! is it for real?


15 posted on 08/31/2018 7:09:59 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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is it for real?

Absolutely real.

Lots of examples

16 posted on 08/31/2018 7:28:37 AM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: moovova

Yep, it does say in the first sentence that Torralba noticed the “shadows” with his naked eye, AND figured out they were actually a faint image of the scene outside his room. That’s amazing to me because I’ve noticed them my whole life, too, but never for a second thought it was anything important... Just random patterns in the shadows, or in the clouds, or in the ripples on the surface of a river. Nothing of import. Just ignore it... Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! God gave us a brain for a reason. We should always be using our brains to analyze and re-analyze the world around us.

And yes, I do not believe Torralba could possibly have been the first person in the world to have noticed, been situational aware of, the shadows, and correctly interpreted them. You thought you were hiding behind that rock from that Indian, but your astonished scalp ended up on his belt that night anyway. Never cease analyzing, Grasshopper.

:-)


17 posted on 08/31/2018 8:27:38 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Situationally!


18 posted on 08/31/2018 8:52:25 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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“Never cease analyzing, Grasshopper.”

That’s why I don’t walk, run, ride a bike or cut grass while listening to music (or news) with earplugs in my ears. The slightest bit of errant sound can warn you of an upcoming event...whether good or bad.


19 posted on 08/31/2018 9:05:11 AM PDT by moovova
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Agree! Can’t stand wearing earphones. You might as well wear blinders too. So you can make the knockout game all that more hilarious and enjoyable for the thugs.


20 posted on 08/31/2018 9:28:54 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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