Perspective.
January 14, 2012 2:42 AM Subscribe
1. The art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.
2. True understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion.
Perspective.
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2. True understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion.
Perspective.
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This post was deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz
"We're probably not in the centre of the universe".
As a statement about relative position, concerning something with no outside, I shall probably need a slightly stronger cup of tea to digest.
posted by falcon at 3:00 AM on January 14, 2012 [3 favorites]
As a statement about relative position, concerning something with no outside, I shall probably need a slightly stronger cup of tea to digest.
posted by falcon at 3:00 AM on January 14, 2012 [3 favorites]
We're at the center of the universe... no, we're not. Well, maybe we are. No, we're not. Actually there's no center. Fascinating talk by Lawrence Krauss.
posted by knave at 3:37 AM on January 14, 2012
posted by knave at 3:37 AM on January 14, 2012
Hmm, he seems to have had some somewhat speculative things, like the size of the universe, like the Preon or the 'estimated size' of the universe. Now I'm stuck in a wikipedia black hole reading about the end of greatness, galaxy filaments and voids
posted by delmoi at 4:12 AM on January 14, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by delmoi at 4:12 AM on January 14, 2012 [1 favorite]
Previously Previouslier I do like being reminded of this, though.
posted by architactor at 4:29 AM on January 14, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by architactor at 4:29 AM on January 14, 2012 [1 favorite]
ARGGGGGGGGHH I searched really hard too.... different URLs :((
posted by Hartham's Hugging Robots at 4:35 AM on January 14, 2012
posted by Hartham's Hugging Robots at 4:35 AM on January 14, 2012
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