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‭ The Apple Illusion: How Space, Not the Hand, Lifts Energy

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  • Tatuskar, Dhanesh Sanjeev

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When we lift an apple from a table, we conventionally interpret the motion as an energy‬ ‭ transfer from the hand to the apple, increasing its potential energy. However, this paper‬ ‭ proposes a novel reinterpretation: the apple does not gain energy directly from the hand.‬ ‭ Instead, its observed energetic state is a result of interaction with spatial density gradients.‬ ‭ Building on the Continuity Drive Hypothesis and its extension in "Conservation Through True‬ ‭ Space," we argue that kinetic energy is preserved, and what appears as a potential energy‬ ‭ gain is a perceptual consequence of the apple moving into a region of lower spatial density.‬ ‭ This region permits faster internal dynamics, giving rise to the illusion of energy gain. We‬ ‭ offer a conceptual model where space—not force—is the true medium through which‬ ‭ energetic states manifest.

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  • Tatuskar, Dhanesh Sanjeev, 2025. "‭ The Apple Illusion: How Space, Not the Hand, Lifts Energy," OSF Preprints gt4cm_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:gt4cm_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/gt4cm_v1
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