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Re:Wendelstein 7-X: Gigajoule energy turnover generated for ... by dekhn on Friday August 11, 2023 @05:01PM (#37093986)
I can't really think in (visualize) 3d shapes, so I depend a lot on 3D geometry programs when I design things like for my microscope. A fair number of people I've talked to can visualize complex shapes in their head, rotate them around, do interference checking, etc.
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Re:Wendelstein 7-X: Gigajoule energy turnover generated for ... by wizzwizz4 on Friday August 11, 2023 @07:17PM (#37095197)
Aphantasia? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia
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Re:Wendelstein 7-X: Gigajoule energy turnover generated for ... by dylan604 on Friday August 11, 2023 @08:57PM (#37095833)
What about those tests where they say to fold a piece of paper X number of times, and then punch holes in specific places. You then have to pick the image of what the paper would look like unfolded. Do these types of visualizations give you the same issue? I have known several people that just could not visualize these tests, and I'm curious if these are related.
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Re:Wendelstein 7-X: Gigajoule energy turnover generated for ... by nomel on Monday August 14, 2023 @12:26PM (#37122923)
Apparently this is called the "Paper folding test": http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/brace/resources/Paper%20Folding%20...
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