Parallax
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Parallax is the effect where faraway objects move slower than nearby ones as the observer moves. The explanation given in The Big Bible of Lies is thus:
Parallaxing is so awesome that it required God to create. The conversation went something like this.
Man: God, you have given us plants to eat, animals to tame and women. Still, we feel there is a need the all mighty must fill.
God: Speak, speak.
Man: It is inevitable that we will invent the Video Game. These games will require us to have backgrounds, but we cannot figure out how these backgrounds will be dynamic and give the illusion of depth.
God: I could truly care less. But to get you to shut up about it, I'll give you an effect, called parallax, which will involve multiple layers of backgrounds, each of which will move at different speeds.
Man: How grand! We are not worthy to accept such an awesome gift.
God: You are indeed worth~
Scientists: That seems rather useless. Can't it be useful for us?
God: Sigh. Fine. It shall simply be angular displacement at a distance. Are you satisfied?
Scientists: I suppose. :(
And thus God created the Parallax Effect, which very existence also proves the existence of God.
[edit] A More Reasonable Explanation
Scientists have claimed that the above theory is rubbish and historically inaccurate. The true theory, borne out by scientific findings, is that faraway objects move more sluggishly because they are heavier. For example, the bong you are holding moves quite fast as you move in a straight line, because it is very light, in turn because you can't afford marijuana. In contrast, the distant mountains are harder for the parallax effect to move, and the sky sphere, the heaviest of all celestial objects, barely moves at all, except on alternate Sunday the 1sts in February. This theory has gained credence and is widely accepted and taught.
“If it wasn't for my very existence, Parallaxing would be the coolest effect ever. Instead it's the Oscar Wilde Effect. Beat that.”
~ Oscar Wilde on Parallax
So Parallaxing is pretty hot.
