This is not the approach that your brain adopts. It basically simplifies the problem by collapsing a lot of equations into a simple trend model, considering the trends of where the ball appears to be in your field of vision and how quickly it is moving within it. It does the same thing with your hand, making essentially linear predictions of the ball’s apparent position in your field of view and that of your hand. The goal, of course, is to make sure they meet at the same point in space and time. If the ball appears to be dropping too quickly and your hand appears to be moving too slowly, your
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