Friday, August 30, 2013

Wooden Structure

Imagine you have a wooden structure the size and shape of a shoebox, and that you nailed this structure to a white wall. Over the course of the day you observe light from an adjacent window illuminating the structure, which casts a variety of shadows as the sun moves across the sky. Then someone enters the room and places a baseball inside the structure. Then someone enters the room and attaches a light fixture to the top of the structure so that a bulb can shine down on the baseball at all times.



What conclusions can be drawn from this?

2 comments:

  1. 1. The desire for control.
    2. Natural shifting light is undesirable.
    3. Artificial light is a better representation than natural.
    4. Immutability of expression.
    5. Baseballs should stay outdoors

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    1. Excellent response. Naturally, I have my own idea of what the scenario means, but your points intersect my ideas in some ways.

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