Curious Stroboscopic Effects

[jjjnettie]

This is amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVwmtwZLG88&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaHlPPhoT88&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV6DL_QvrHc&feature=related

I wanna image that!!!

[Baddad]

Hi jjj,

I agree that is amazing. The brain knows what is really happening. Yet the eyes tell the brain it is not so. LOL

Cheers

[Kal]

Petty cool.

Found out it is caused by a rolling shutter effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_shutter) so it depends on the camera you use, particularly that first one where it looks like the plane is throwing boomerangs!

[jjjnettie]

Cheers Andrew. Thanks for the link.

[bloodhound31]

"Whoever ordered that cargo of boomerangs is going to be seriously pissed when they find out what happened."

BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!! HILARIOUS!!

[Chillie]

Here's one of a helicopter I found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSh-au_9aM&NR=1