A Scientific Phenomena by Staticon
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Not really a joke as such but it is based on a cartoon I saw some years ago. I found it quite amusing at the time.
If you don't get it, please feel free to ask. :-) -------------------------------------- Original Render: 22 Sep 2026 Created with Bryce 7 ________________
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-------------------------------------- Credits: Road and footpath are self made with materials from Contributing Artists and self made Sky and HDRI from 'Captured Volumetric Skies 1' from Daz 3D facades by spacebones from Renderosity Freebies Mark II Jaguar from Daz3D Ornate Street Lamps came with an earlier version of Bryce Observer created in Poser 4
If you don't get it, please feel free to ask. :-) -------------------------------------- Original Render: 22 Sep 2026 Created with Bryce 7 ________________
Best viewed full size
-------------------------------------- Credits: Road and footpath are self made with materials from Contributing Artists and self made Sky and HDRI from 'Captured Volumetric Skies 1' from Daz 3D facades by spacebones from Renderosity Freebies Mark II Jaguar from Daz3D Ornate Street Lamps came with an earlier version of Bryce Observer created in Poser 4
Comments (6)
i don't get it.. ??
Please refer to my reply to Bushima. :-)
I really liked this image right away, but now that you ask, I haven't figured out what the science joke is
It refers to the Doppler shift, The Doppler effect is the change in the frequency or, equivalently, the period of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the source of the wave.
The best known version of this effect is demonstrated with sound, the pitch is higher as the the sound source approaces and becomes lower as ir recedes.
A similar phenomena happens with light where, as the source approaches, the frequency of the light wave is compressed into the blue part of the spectrum and the object also appears compressed. As it recedes, the wave is stretched down to the red end of the spectrum and the object appears elongated.
Hope that makes sense. :-)
ah i see..
Funny idea to picture a city street with the appearance of Doppler shift. The blue car approaches and the red car recedes. Interestingly, also the colours match the effect. Of course, the buildings do not move, neither does the observer, but he is able to make an interesting observation.
The colour choice for the vehicles was not coincidental. :-D
Ah, okay—I had to read it a couple of times to understand it, but then it makes sense.
Really, thank you so much for the comprehensive explanation. It makes your work even more wonderful: it’s not just a beautiful image to look at, but also a great artistic application of a physical phenomenon!!