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How level is "level" to the naked human eye? (lemmy.ml)
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I was putting up some wall decorations earlier today and was painstakingly realigning everything until it looked level to my eyes. It might be just a hair off, but if I don't correct it, I'll see the misalignment almost instantly and get bothered for the rest of time until I fix it. Has anyone investigated, or is there literature on the minimum perceptible angle from level to the naked eye?

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[โ€“] 10 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. This begs the question, what even is true level?

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  • [โ€“] 25 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Perpendicular to the normal vector to the center of the local gravity well

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    But, oddly, it's not. How square it is with the walls is more important. Door and window frames, too, and those are more likely to be a touch off.

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I was defining true level. Squaring with the room is inherently different, and absolutely more important for decor such as wall art. In contrast, hanging drapes to be level to a slanted ceiling can result in a loss of functionality.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    Yeah- Square and level are two different things. I can get a cube and rotate it any way, opposite faces will still be square to each other (technically parallel) despite not being level.

    Interestingly, two perfectly vertical walls cannot be square to each other.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    What do you mean re: the walls?

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    The Earth is curved.

    At least, I assume that's what they meant.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh, you're one of those round-Earth nutjobs?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago

    Ha! No, what whackjobs those people are. No, clearly the Earth is donut-shaped. This is obvious, because the Bible says so. The lizard people are suppressing the information, except on the internet. And talk radio. And tabloids.

    Donut shaped!

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Iโ€™ll go you one further: WHY Even is true level?

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Still only glancing off of the root of the issue: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look More Like?

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