Color is a visual phenomenon. Some would say that the essence of color is the qualia of seeing color (see Mary the color scientist). Qualia or no, it’s incorrect to make a direct association between color perception and the wavelength or frequency of light. They are related, of course. A source that produces monochromatic light…
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The barber shop pole illusion explained with math
This is a well known optical illusion in which rotation appears to be vertical motion. There are several aspects of the barber pole design which make the illusion more effective, including having multiple stripes, making the stripes different colors, and using rotation. We will strip these things away in order to see what is happening…
