Question

1. If you stare at a field of dots moving upward for 10 seconds and they suddenly stop, in which direction would the dots appear to drift after they stop

Answer 1

The direction the dots will appear to drift after they stop is upwards.

Upward motion of the dots

The upward motion of the dots appears to be continuous upward for first few seconds it stopped.

This is as a result of conditioning of the mind picturing the dots moving upwards. After few seconds the dots were, the eye perceives a continuous upward motion of the dots before it readjusts and notice that it has stopped.

Thus, the direction the dots will appear to drift after they stop is upwards.

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