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The Fountain, Too Fast for Shadows

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Bio-Filiohypophosis of Water

The motion of water in fountains seems to have the same hypnotic attraction as water flowing downhill in a waterfall. E.O. Wilson writes that it would be interesting to see a study of people observing, quote, quiet and repetitive motions of predators such as sharks or birds of prey. Joe: I was wondering, okay, aquariums are especially relaxing, I find, or at least the parts that involve fish and water. But staring in through the aquarium glass at an aquarium enclosure can be very relaxing.

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