3D visualization test

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that was easy.

1. a
2. a
3. a

1.) I determined the correct shape of the hole left by the cube…

a.) immediately when I visualized the cube passing through the paper.
b.) after several minutes of thinking and reasoning through the problem without any visual aids.
c.) only after using visual aids (e.g. drawing a picture or looking at a die)
d.) only after viewing the solution video.

2.) I am…

a.) male
b.) female

3.) I am…

a.) diagnosed aspergers
b.) diagnosed HFA
c.) diagnosed other autism spectrum disorder
d.) not diagnosed but suspect that I am on the autism spectrum
e.) not on the autism spectrum

so, a, a, a.

I couldn't do it as I found it very difficult to visualise a cube passing "perfectly" though a piece of paper. All my mind could picture was a cube being forced though a piece of paper, and leaving a very untidy ripped hole that had no specific shape. My immediate guess was a circle, as I imagined a cube being pushed though a piece of paper with great force, and causing a circular-ish type hole (similar to if you shove a pencil though paper). It wasn't until I looked at the answer that I realised how I was supposed to visualise it. It was the "paper" part that threw me off. To me, a cube can't pass "perfectly" though a piece of paper, without ripping it, so I didn't understand how to visualise that .

I asked my mum to do this experiment, and she thought the exact same thing I did.

Anyone else do this, too?

1. b) (Though that isn't quite accurate, as it took only a minute or two, not "several minutes". Still, it wasn't instant, so it can't be a). Maybe if I had visualized it properly in the first place...)

2. b)

3. d)

1. a
2. a
3. d

This wasn't hard for me because I work with 3D graphics 24/7.

I'm useless at spatial geometry. This kind of exercises make me feel bad.

number 1 was hard to answer, as I was sort of in the middle. I went: "Octa- no, wait... How many sides? 6 sides. Hexagon.
I didn't take a couple of minutes, only about 20 seconds, but didn't immediately get it. Still:
1a/b, 2b, 3d.

Ironically enough I got it wrong not because I couldn't solve it but because I confused the the 2D view of the cube on it's point with two pyramid shapes stuck together. my mind took into account an the symmetry from the viewing from the side, I had a shape looking like a square diamont as if it was this shape on it's point when viewed from the side a cube on its point looks like a diamond shape, but each corner only has 3 vertices.

I calculated a shape like so:
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But instead when you move your perspective around: All that needs to be asked is: look at the cube as if one of it's pointy corners was balanced on your nose and you're looking up at it, what shape do yousee?

- triangle pyramid.

If you cut the cube in half once it's balanced on it's edge it's much easier to figure out Perspective is everything.

1e (sorry but I didn't understand the video and was not right at all if that is right), 2b, 3c.

I didn't understand what the instructions were saying to do even after looking at the video, only after reading comments. The video cube left no hole so I was not sure how to check my work really. But if you're trying to see who can visualize properly, I can't! I can't really see much without my eyes, and definitely not detail or 3-D.

I couldn't do it as I found it very difficult to visualise a cube passing "perfectly" though a piece of paper. All my mind could picture was a cube being forced though a piece of paper, and leaving a very untidy ripped hole that had no specific shape. My immediate guess was a circle, as I imagined a cube being pushed though a piece of paper with great force, and causing a circular-ish type hole (similar to if you shove a pencil though paper). It wasn't until I looked at the answer that I realised how I was supposed to visualise it. It was the "paper" part that threw me off. To me, a cube can't pass "perfectly" though a piece of paper, without ripping it, so I didn't understand how to visualise that .

Alright. I added some additional clarification to the test to try and make it less confusing.

I need 3D glasses topic

1 c
2 b
3 a

I visualized a hexagon shape. Then when I saw the video, I noticed what had happened. Good one.

I feel so bad about my answer for the first question (d) now