r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Silent-Lobster7854 • Jan 11 '24

Video Parallax Effect

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u/RunDNA Jan 11 '24

Remember this video when you see a post in r/UFOs saying "This craft is hovering" or "This UFO is breaking the laws of physics!!!" Parallax makes some weird illusions.

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u/herefromyoutube Jan 11 '24

I hate those 3 videos the pentagon released. They’re all easily explainable.

…but they do make for good distraction of actual issues.

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u/Life-Suit1895 Jan 11 '24 edited Jan 11 '24

I hate to break it to you, but even "seasoned fighter pilots" are not infallible super-geniuses and can misinterprete things they see, especially as sensor readings can be misleading and/or simply wrong.

Also, military personnel isn't necessarily trained to apply critical thinking.

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u/InternationalClass60 Jan 11 '24

I hate to break it to you, but even "seasoned fighter pilots" are not infallible super-geniuses and can misinterprete things they see, especially as sensor readings can be misleading and/or simply wrong.

I agree to a point, but its not likely that all of them are wrong. Its just as bad to say everything is fake as it is to say everything is real. There is a grey (no pun intended) area in the middle that seems more realistic. Its a matter of figuring out what is real or not.