Scale, not size, is actually what remains constant in perception.
Years later, Watson and Crick, like Jacob, dream of climbing and descending, join hands to show how, two by two, we climb the twisting ladder
All the way to what comes next, and who.
David Citino, The page beyond the end of the internet
Scientists can recognize whether the ladder "works" or not, and often even its significance in "saying something".
We trust what we see much more than what others tell us.