Solar System in Motion: A Helical Visualization of Time
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As our solar system travels through the Milky Way, the orbital motion of the planets around our sun and moons around our planets trace out nested helical motion paths. I've always been puzzled by the common conception of time as a linear dimension, when the passage of time is almost invariably marked by the periodicity of orbiting or revolving entities... Based on the principle of the helical motion trails left by planets and moons orbiting a moving star, I created a calendar/clock in which decades revolve around centuries, years around decades, months around years, days around months, and so on... The resulting motion trail of time is coiled in the same manner as a strand of DNA.
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If the so called laws of gravity were real this would not even work
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Fourier Series.
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The last bit was confusing, not very intuitive. The graphics didn't follow the rest of the animation's illustrations (i.e., the Sun became the same metal grid as Earth.) You have to see the labels and how they related to the object's motion to figure out if they were on the object or was it indicating the position of the object around it.
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Does this mean that the galaxy is spiralling round the universe In the same way and the whole thing just keeps going on a larger and larger scale??
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This was kicking around in my head for months, and now I have a visual for it. Thanks.
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Wow, nice work! check our app: the cosmic watch, it also ddeals with visualization of time from an astronomical point of view! Cheers!
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Genius! Thank You!
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Reminded me of a spinning bullet from a gun.. Bullet spin to help with accuracy.. So whats out target?
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well done!
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That's beautiful.
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wish that could be made into an actual mechanical device. that would be so dope.
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Wow this is incredible work! Thank you for this! :)
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EPIC.
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Wow! Best time to share this one... it will be the new year for me... apparently in 2hours or so. Thanks for this amazing video. I wish it last a couple more minutes :)
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They could have left that ugly clock out at the end
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.... beautiful but false
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song?
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what about progression?
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Fractals, nice.
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what's the song?
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