Definitive moon size illusion experiment

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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- Mike

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