Animation - Why can't we walk in a straight line?

[sofieyamaneko]

Comments

[madrigual]

Very interesting,

I'm just surprised how nobody seemed to understand what does it mean to go in a "straight line".

Going in a straight line is a very rational thing, you don't find that in nature, and it requires a "visual" memory, which these people are depraved of..

[sofieyamaneko]

I think rationality isn't exactly the point here. The premise that the straight line from point A to point B is the shortest and therefore the preferable is of course a rationalized rule, derived from experience. So you might say, this experiment is also about our intentionality failing, without sufficient external sources of information

[madrigual]

Well, what I meant - perhaps I didn't express myself correctly - is that the concept of going in a "straight" line is a composite process that requires, in its rational construction, a geo-positioning and a sensitive memory in order to be able to visualize our trajectory even as a "line".

I'm not saying that answers why we turn around in circles. I'm just thinking that the way it is presented - or further more, the way I perceived it - the question seemed to be misleading.

My comment pointed more towards the fact that, when we look deep into the things, a lot of processes can only be understood in a certain discontinuity. Therefore, I'm not sure how the "idea" of a straight line can be a reference point.

But, then again, maybe I'm just fooling around with words, as the blind man who walks in circles.