Time Fountain - Optical Illusion
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Uploaded by shengd on Mar 31, 2007
This device creates the illusion that a simple stream of water droplets can defy the known laws of physics. By controlling a set of flickering LEDs, the dripping water can appear to slow down, freeze in mid-air, and even reverse in direction.
This illusion exists because the brain attempts to fill in the gaps between flashes with its anticipated motion. It is the same reason that your brain interprets the 24 frames/second of a movie to be in-motion, rather than recognizing the individual still frames .
The credit for this device belongs to Nate True. You can learn how to build your own Time Fountain at: http://cre.ations.net/creation/the-time-fountain
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i now have a whole new understanding of the universe
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Dear Santa Nice One!!
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OMG, who is the genius that invented this!?
(Going to copy it!)
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Top of the notch
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i didn't understand how this worked when i was 8, now i do. XD
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that is trippy
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@satansludge it is, itsc called the strobographic effect, it works because the human eyes process images at a certain frame rate, kinda like a camera, and when a strobe light blocks out some of these frames, it gives the appearance that they are floating drops, when its a steady stream of drops
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@Battousaix87 It is "Scheherazade, Op. 35 (The Tale of the Kalender Prince)" from Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakoff.
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@inciteman no
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HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME!!
JakeBartlam 2 years ago 42
LOL @1:46 i thought he'd just put he member in there
Phimmmm 2 years ago 6