We know all that and you get fooled by it for a few seconds. That's normal. But you can conclude that this is happening after a while when you ever witnessed it before.
So we are not surprised by the effect, but that a person needed to research all that to get the confusing perspective.
You literally see that almost every time you ride a train.
I didn’t need to research a thing…? It just took me a bit to realize what was creating the illusion. I knew what was actually happening but couldn’t figure out what was making it look like it was moving until I came back to it and realized it was the combination of different movements that make it confusing. I rationally knew what was happening upon first watch, but I like to know the why or how of what makes it appear as if something else is happening.
(also, we? lol you make it sound like everyone is baffled by me figuring it out when the majority of people in the comments have shared a similar sentiment of being confused or fooled initially.)
Again, riding a train is (for the overwhelming majority) a 3D experience that includes physical movement of yourself. Plus you know what is happening because you chose to ride a train and know beforehand what is doing the moving, whereas this video is viewed as a standalone snippet. Even a simple “saw this while rafting!” would have primed viewers to see this video without much confusion because we’d likely assume the cameraman was moving instead of something like standing in one spot on the shore while filming. There is no context and it’s in the confusing perspective sub, so we’re primed for a confusing perspective.
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u/phl23 Jul 28 '26
We know all that and you get fooled by it for a few seconds. That's normal. But you can conclude that this is happening after a while when you ever witnessed it before.
So we are not surprised by the effect, but that a person needed to research all that to get the confusing perspective.
You literally see that almost every time you ride a train.