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Ep47 "Wheels rotate backwards on TV, but do they ever in real life?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Exploring the visual perception behind why car wheels can appear to spin backwards or not at all when filmed on a cell phone camera, despite spinning in real life. Delving into whether our visual systems process information continuously or in frames, the episode aims to uncover why these discrepancies occur and why we may not always notice them.

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