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Is movement truly continuous? Or does it just appear that way to us

>> No.6464516
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6464516

>that looks like some bosch type shit
>reverse image search
>ayeee

humanities class finally pays off

>> No.6464647

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_spacetime
>tl;dr: Maybe, maybe not.

>> No.6466030

>>6464495
Lack of motion is the illusory thing; all things are
in motion but we are short on perceiving it.

This was made clear by the "terminal jerk" of a subway railcar, and that is not a reference to a person but the little shock when a railcar appears to stop but that appearance is because of our limitations.
When a railcar stops, it in fact moves the other way but slower and for only an inch or so. Then, if we were sensitive enough to notice it reverses direction again and lurches forwards a tiny tiny amount smaller than the first directional reversal. "The car stopped" everyone thinks and they can get out and all because it's continuing motions are smaller and smaller and some of them are small enough to fit sideways without upsetting things but the object never stops moving it only slows down.

That also solves your question.