@Samdell@lemmy.eco.br to Comic Strips@lemmy.world • 2 months agoCan you rotate an apple in your head? (by Shen)cdn.imgchest.comimagemessage-square92arrow-up1557file-text
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minus-square@tal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months ago when asked to imagine a circle, I just imagine the concept of a circle. It has no color, no texture, no substance. Huh. Is the association with the word circle? Like, what does the concept of a circle involve?
minus-square@visc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-22 months agoThe infinite sharpness of its edge, the rigid but smooth change of direction as you move along it. The feeling you get when you see a circle. The concept of rolling. … but primarily just circle-ness.
minus-square@MBM@lemmings.worldlinkfedilink1•2 months agoFor me, “imagine a circle” is kind of a meaningless instruction until you follow it up with something
Huh.
Is the association with the word circle? Like, what does the concept of a circle involve?
The infinite sharpness of its edge, the rigid but smooth change of direction as you move along it. The feeling you get when you see a circle. The concept of rolling.
… but primarily just circle-ness.
For me, “imagine a circle” is kind of a meaningless instruction until you follow it up with something