Phenakistiscope Animation

The phenomena can, at least in part, be attributed to ‘persistence of vision’. “The human eye and brain can only process 10 to 12 separate images per second, retaining an image for up to a fifteenth of a second,” notes Future Learn. “If a subsequent image replaces it in this period of time it will create the illusion of continuity.”

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