Oh gods can we get any more off-topic *wink* [was Re: [Python-ideas] Inconsistencies]

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Random832 <random832 at fastmail.com>:

> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016, at 15:06, Steve D'Aprano wrote:
>> No, the horizon would still be horizontal. It merely wouldn't *look*
>> horizontal, an optical illusion.
>
> I guess that depends on your definition of what a horizon is - and
> what a straight line is, if not the path followed by a beam of light.

It is actually quite interesting how the brain forms an accurate idea of
a straight line and, say, a circle. Whenever you get a new pair of
glasses, the brain needs a recalibration and manages to do it within a
week.

I don't think it has anything with "the path followed by a beam of
light."


Marko