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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread that seems to be rotating backwards effect #87162 11/18/2002 10:01 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin This one may go down in the books of the bleeding obvious, but here goes ... What is the name for visual effect that occurs when some circular marked object (e.g. a car wheel) spins quickly to make it appear as if the wheel (or the markings on it) is/are rotating backwards but far more slowly? And in what relation is the slower backwards motion to the 'true' forward motion, btw. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted that seems to be rotating backwards effect belligerentyouth 11/18/2002 10:01 AM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect Wordwind 11/18/2002 10:09 AM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect Faldage 11/18/2002 10:49 AM retrograde? AnnaStrophic 11/18/2002 11:11 AM Re: retrograde? Buffalo Shrdlu 11/18/2002 11:21 AM Re: retrograde? Faldage 11/18/2002 11:34 AM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect TEd Remington 11/18/2002 12:44 PM rotating backwards wofahulicodoc 11/19/2002 1:10 AM Re: stroboscope wwh 11/19/2002 1:22 AM Re: stroboscope Buffalo Shrdlu 11/19/2002 1:31 AM Re: stroboscope wofahulicodoc 11/19/2002 1:32 AM Re: stroboscope wwh 11/19/2002 1:37 AM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect Jackie 11/19/2002 1:38 AM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect belligerentyouth 11/20/2002 10:15 AM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect Bean 11/20/2002 11:06 AM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect belligerentyouth 11/20/2002 11:18 AM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect wwh 11/29/2002 9:17 PM Re: that seems to be rotating backwards effect TEd Remington 01/04/2003 2:07 PM Not Escher, but Necker Jackie 01/12/2003 2:03 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,304 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,153 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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