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title: "But in reality everything is messier."
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chapterTitle: "Introduction"
slide: 17
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# But in reality everything is messier.

*Method ideal vs. reality*

![Chaotically swirling light trails in the triangulation colors red, green and blue.](/principles-of-survey-research/media/chaos.png)

So much for the theory …

### But in reality everything is messier.

*[Diagramm: But in reality everything is messier.]*

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*Slide 17 of 274 · Chapter 1: Introduction · Principles of Survey Research · Dr. Paul Marx*