Notes_Norton Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Motion in Non-Motion Here you find a series of slits roving across an illustration, thus allowing only small bits of information at a time. Our brain then fills in the gaps of different stages and recreates the experience of viewing fluid movement. If you're feeling dumb and disappointed in the power of the human brain, don't—as you can see, the cat in this video was also fooled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandolin Picker Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Seems to be a variation of a Zoetrope (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoetrope). They were popular in the mid 1800s. Video of one in action - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBg6dAE3mI0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 You are correct. I hadn't thought of that until you mentioned it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Plot twist: The cat was an illusion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 You can never trust cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Tru dat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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