shadows and bats at different sizes


I've been thinking about scale invariant structures, which has been making me think a lot of shadows; shadows of skyscrapers and cigarettes stubbed out on sidewalks look pretty much the same.

And if we think of shadows as a layer of obfuscation, then things like direct sunlight are just really bright shadows; they are layers that hide a structure that can only be seen at a certain brightness. Maybe there’s something to the idea that you have to shine the right flashlight into the cave to find the bat you are looking for.