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Originally Posted by Spacemonkey
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Originally Posted by peacegirl
Because it does take 81/2 minutes for the light [only] to strike the paper, but it would not take 81/2 minutes for a hole in the cardboard to receive the instantaneous light as in the candle because it's proportional.
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I don't think you understand what the word 'proportional' means.  |
I do know what it means, and I stand by this definition. No matter what the size of the box or circle, the object relative to the viewer remains proportional.
pro·por·tion·al
prəˈpôrSHənl/Submit
adjective
corresponding in size or amount to something else.
"the punishment should be proportional to the crime"
synonyms: corresponding, proportionate, comparable, in proportion, pro rata, commensurate, equivalent, consistent, relative, analogous