Shouldn't the shadow get bigger as it rises?Put your hand above your desk/table and under a lamp. Move your hand up and down. As your hand gets closer to the light source (i.e. higher) the shadow gets bigger.
Very woo though.
(Very woo though.
Bob Todd whee,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:10,
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depends if the light source is bigger than the hamster
spacefish bong!,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:12,
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which it isn't*doesn't actually know*
but it looks right, doesn't it?
(but it looks right, doesn't it?
Nathanial Hornblower,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:13,
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I think the shadow needs to blur morewhen the... thing... is higher up?
( Tangy bzzzzzzzzt,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:17,
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I think it's right, isn't it?ARGH MY MIND!
( Nathanial Hornblower,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:16,
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wouldn't the shadow getless distinct (lower opacity) the higher it was?
( FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector.,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:18,
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yupi think that we've gone too far into the realm of physics considering the object of our attentions is in fact a hovering spherical hamster
( spacefish bong!,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:23,
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yes, althought you'd expect blurrier edges.it's what shadows look like on an overcast day.
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Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:20,
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imagine if there were two seperate light sourcesif the hamster was up high, they'd cast seperate shadows. then as it got closer to the ground they'd start to overlap, and if the hamster was squished out at ground level they'd be totally overlapping
( spacefish bong!,
Sun 31 Aug 2008, 17:20,
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