Zwei fallende Kugeln neben dem Schiefen Turm von Pisa
which one
lands first?
image: ai-generated (gpt-image-2)

three ways to answer the same question

an explanation is a claim. a measurement can decide.

turn a claim into a test

write the expectation before you measure.

today we live at the input

the sensor returns four numbers

your eyes see a colour. the program sees four values.

sent is not measured

not broken. normal.

measure the dark first

which value is true?

try it: how many readings per decision?

a series reveals what one reading hides

report the centre and the spread.

the knob: integration time

longer is calmer.
shorter is faster.
where is your limit? measure it.

two teams improve their result

change one variable at a time.

what makes a measurement series

repeatable beats impressive.

luck or skill?

calibrate, then classify

when the assistant and the data disagree

if you did not measure it,
you do not know it.
one reading is not a measurement series.