Well it really depends on the brain processing speed of visual information and the way that the view is looking at the speeding object. Something with higher brain functions will be able to see more detail in the moving object then lesser animals. Then it would depend on if the view is just looking forward and the person ran past or if the viewer followed the runner.
A standard film rate is 32 frames per second and that is what the human brain will process still images into smooth flowing movement. It also depend on the size of the object and the distance from the viewer so there really isn’t an answer to this question because there are to many variables.
Originally posted by ThePittman
Well it really depends on the brain processing speed of visual information and the way that the view is looking at the speeding object. Something with higher brain functions will be able to see more detail in the moving object then lesser animals. Then it would depend on if the view is just looking forward and the person ran past or if the viewer followed the runner.A standard film rate is 32 frames per second and that is what the human brain will process still images into smooth flowing movement. It also depend on the size of the object and the distance from the viewer so there really isn’t an answer to this question because there are to many variables.
True, true. Alhough if we are made to believe that Suerpman can travel literally half-way around the world in perhaps 1 or 2 seconds then I doubt we would atually be capable of seeing him running but rather we would be impacted by the sonic boom he leaves behind. 😉