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Getting Strobey With It

Posted on July 26, 2011 by swansont

The Astonishing Stroboscope of Doc Edgerton

When set to the right speed, the strobe appears to stop the subject in its tracks- a useful illusion. Deviations from stationarity indicate an object is spinning faster or slower than the strobe. Thus, the strobe is also a tachometer.

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