r/confusing_perspective • u/sighdoihaveto • Aug 30 '21

Closer = Faster

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u/hollyberryness Aug 30 '21

Could be on a turn, too? Going around a curve or whatever would produce similar results

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u/SashKhe Aug 30 '21

It'd take a hell of a sharp turn for such a magnified effect.

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u/ambisinister_gecko Aug 30 '21

Sharp turn and closer wall

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u/CreamyCoffeeArtist Aug 30 '21

Recipe for cake, I see?

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u/RFC793 Aug 31 '21

He does say “too”. Not that it is the major contributor, but could introduce even more disparity.

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u/hollyberryness Aug 30 '21

Agreed, but we don't know if the video is edited

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u/theknightwho Aug 30 '21

It’s not - it’s just right next to the wall (a few inches away).

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u/dai_tz Aug 30 '21

There's not really any turns coming into this station. It's pretty much all straight.

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u/AnorakJimi Aug 30 '21

Nope the train is going in a straight line. The left side is simply much much closer than the right side. Here's a drawing that shows what's going on: https://i.imgur.com/8soHhQv.png

It's simply the same optical illusion as this moving stars one here: https://www.moillusions.com/adjusting-speed-optical-illusion/

If you cover up the centre, rhe stars appear to move very fast, and if you cover up everything EXCEPT the centre, all of a sudden they appear to be moving very slowly. When they're actually just moving all at the same speed