It's a misleading question. Is he asking the midpoint between points A and B in 3D reality or in the 2D line in the photo? His answer makes clear that it's the latter, but using a photo suggests we should be taking depth into account. So it's not really an illusion so much as a trick question.
Forget scientists; vote for philosophers. Even in a perfect world where a politician could make decisions based on perfect information and without interference from lobbyists and the desire for reelection, scientists still wouldn't necessarily be ideal leaders. Politics is rarely about weighing established facts and finding some scientifically optimal solution; it's about weighing complex, often conflicting uncertainties and finding a morally optimal solution.
This isn't a new argument and it's a lot more complicated than the article explains. Yes, there's a well-documented problem of environmental tokenism. On the other hand, those token actions may bring attention to the larger issue and bring environmentalism to the masses, and bring the mainstream support that real system change will need.
#9 They figured it out. We know how it works. It's impressive that they accomplished it so long ago, but then it could simply be an accidental benefit of their process.
#8 Not knowing what happened isn't really the same as mysterious. Evidence points to piracy or mutiny. Boats and people disappear all the time.
#7 All the evidence from one source with zero confirmation? Hoax.
#6 Paint and imagination.
#5 The glacial dam that created the lake melted to the point where water pressure was able to break a hole. The lake drained quickly down river into a fjord and then into the sea. Geologists found the hole and evidence of flooding.
#4 Okay, this one is weird, but idea is Pectinatella magnifica, a bryozoan colony that forms gelatinous masses made of 90% water. Another idea is some naturally occurring polymer crystal.
#3 Uh, helicopters attempting to track someone else? Paranoia?
#2 Folktales combined with occasional hoaxes. Zero actual evidence.
This article sounds far less strange if you understand that this is probably a freezer chest, rather than a standing freezer. I can easily imagine someone opening the lid, bending down or turning around for a moment, and not seeing the cat slip in for a look.
#9 They figured it out. We know how it works. It's impressive that they accomplished it so long ago, but then it could simply be an accidental benefit of their process.
#8 Not knowing what happened isn't really the same as mysterious. Evidence points to piracy or mutiny. Boats and people disappear all the time.
#7 All the evidence from one source with zero confirmation? Hoax.
#6 Paint and imagination.
#5 The glacial dam that created the lake melted to the point where water pressure was able to break a hole. The lake drained quickly down river into a fjord and then into the sea. Geologists found the hole and evidence of flooding.
#4 Okay, this one is weird, but idea is Pectinatella magnifica, a bryozoan colony that forms gelatinous masses made of 90% water. Another idea is some naturally occurring polymer crystal.
#3 Uh, helicopters attempting to track someone else? Paranoia?
#2 Folktales combined with occasional hoaxes. Zero actual evidence.
#1 Urban legend retold as true by a TV show.
Make mine an R75 black/blue please.