Light

So I was laying in bed the other night looking at the street light through the window. Upon squinting at this light, I began to notice rays. Further studying this phenomena, I noticed that every ray travels directly to my eye.

This was really cool. I coud bring my index finger up near the bottom my eye, & a light ray would attach to it! I could slowly move my index finger around & the light ray would follow the tip of my finger. Neat

Something to make note of: Look forward closing one eye. With the eye open, how far up, down, to the sides, etc can you see WITHOUT moving your head? I don't have the technical term for this, but let's call it the "edge of sight" ...or "edges" as it's somewhat of a circle. Damn nose gets in the way lol.

Okay, so when I was studying these "rays of light," I noticed that they came in contact with my "edge of sight."

Makes sense. So assume this,

A cylinder. The top of the cylinder is the moon. The bottom of the cylinder is your "edge of sight" ...with the center point being the center of your eye. Now the light rays you could call the sides of the cylinder.

To me, it'd seem only logical that I would only be able to see within the cylinder. ...but that's not how light works. I noticed this upon looking outside. I could see other things illuminated, even outside these "rays" of light. Why is this? Other light sources?

Sounds right. I just want to know how to mathmetical work this out. Light rays can travel in lines all they want, but how do they illuminate? It seems to me that regardless of the geometry of light rays, illumination doesn't follow ...as in I can see illuminated objects outside the light rays I see from a single source.

LSD is a hell of a drug.

Cyparagon said:

LSD is a hell of a drug.

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I feel this sums up this thread.

I just want to know how our eyes/brain can take 50 objects & make a picture for us.

I want to know how photons of light illuminate outside these rays of light I see upon squinting. Perhaps the rays I see are a distortion?

I want to know if Euclid's idea that light travels in rays was true or was just based off perception. -Euclid stated "why must objects so far away appear to be the same size as my finger even though I know in my mind that the pillar is 10x as large." Euclid later thought that light rays must travel in straight lines. Is that really how we see or is Euclid just describing perception?

I want to know what our "line of sight" is called. We can see a little less than 180 degrees. Well, how far up? Down? To the sides? etc...



I also want to know if there's a relation between how light is reflected & composition (texture). What objects reflect? Smooth surfaces. That's a texture. So there's a relationship, correct? Prove me wrong. Why is this even interesting? I find it unique that two of our 5 senses relate. You see the light reflecting off the mirror (smooth surface), but when there is no light, you do not see any reflection. However, you can feel this by touch & you can assume it's hosts reflective properties. ...let's not get carried away. Anyways, try that with any other sense & tell me how it goes. If you hear a big bang, does it look loud? No.




I want to know what the movement is around light or if it is just an illusion. I stared at my pen light last night & if you looked closely, it almost looks like there's movement around the bulb. Not in the bulb lol. Outside. It looks like tiny lines, hair sized, are warping space.



I want to know why those rays I see when I squint become lines when my eyes tear. The water over my eyes does something. Refracts the rays? I still find it strange that the rays of light ALWAYS end up in a parallel fashion (parallel lines) & never any other shape, order, etc. You see the double slit experiment? Yes, that's the order the rays are in.

the reflective surface of a mirror smells smooth

Cyparagon said:

LSD is a hell of a drug.

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They don't sell LSD in minnesnowta

sounds look pretty.

phenol said:

the reflective surface of a mirror smells smooth

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lol

Well I guess I'm the only one who finds it interesting...

In physics though, is there anything to explain this?

Perhaps, the basic reflective property is texture itself? Is "reflection" a texture though?

Summary, you've got Synesthesia. A mixing of unrelated sensory information. Smelling sound, tasting shapes or hearing colours.
There is a very small percentage of the population that is considered "normal" that has this condition in a mild form.
It's generally accepted that Synesthesia is a neurological dysfunction, one that many artists might like to experience once, without any flashbacks... :na:

Back to reality... more serious note.
Actually, I'm working with an ESL student who has this condition. He thinks that Triangles are twichy and yellow is painful and that it screams at him. Red is obsession and smells of freshness.
It's freaky to deal with at times.
He's mildly autistic. Poor kid is only 5 yrs old. :yabbem:
He's stuck in a mind that is in complete sensory overload 24/7.
Frustrated to communicate and interact with others with English being a second language on top.

^That is crazy.

Who knows though. Maybe the kid will make a discovery. There's an autistic individual at school & he is EXTREMELY smart.

LightFantastic said:

^That is crazy.

Who knows though. Maybe the kid will make a discovery. There's an autistic individual at school & he is EXTREMELY smart.

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They can be savants in a way, knowing facts and details that most people would discount. For example, my ESL student has managed to memorize all the names of roads in Korea, country flags, and has a working vocabulary of someone 4 times his age. He can't interact with anyone socially nor be focused enough to carry on a full conversation. He self stims and runs around the room. He's a mild case.
However, severe Autism can co-inside with other conditions.

eyelids create a non-circular aperture. When your eyes water, it diffracts light in a way that isn't perpendicular to the center of the eye. So, this diffraction is causign the vertical beams that are as wide as the source.

The rays you see coming towards you I think that is an illusion, they may look like they are parallel and coming towards you, but it is diffraction smearing parts of the image outwards.

LightFantastic said:

They don't sell LSD in minnesnowta

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They don't sell heroin in New York either.

Jello has no bones