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> it's clear that the only thing his reconstruction proves is that the rotation ("It's rotating!") and outline is a result of the optics platform. In addition
by timschmidt 2y ago
> it's clear that the only thing his reconstruction proves is that the rotation ("It's rotating!") and outline is a result of the optics platform.
In addition, I've found his demonstrations of airplane bodies appearing as wingless tic-tacs in atmosphere due to light scattering, a very similar effect in which jet exhausts infrared blows out the contrast making it difficult to see any detail at distance, demonstrations of bokeh lens flare in several videos, and his speed reconstructions in simulation to be really useful. Particularly several which seemed after analysis to be mylar balloons.
The process he demonstrates for looking up aircraft flight paths, loading them into Google Earth and interpolating through them is also really useful.
I really appreciate the data-driven occams razor approach he takes to analyzing all the available evidence.