Comments on: [VIDEO] Thaumatrope – Making an Optical Illusion http://www.whatisthescience.com/kindergarten-science/thaumatrope-making-an-optical-illusion/ Lesson Plans for Science & Kindergarten Science Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:37:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: What is the Science? – Things I Do Part 1 http://www.whatisthescience.com/kindergarten-science/thaumatrope-making-an-optical-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-6 What is the Science? – Things I Do Part 1 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:10:58 +0000 http://www.whatisthescience.com/?p=32#comment-6 [...] lesson plans for science and teacher’s notes. For example our latest video is for kindergarten science and is about making an optical illusion called a Thaumatrope. We film four videos at once and then [...] [...] lesson plans for science and teacher’s notes. For example our latest video is for kindergarten science and is about making an optical illusion called a Thaumatrope. We film four videos at once and then [...]

]]> By: Mark L http://www.whatisthescience.com/kindergarten-science/thaumatrope-making-an-optical-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Mark L Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:20:56 +0000 http://www.whatisthescience.com/?p=32#comment-5 Haha! Hmmm, I guess you'd need one of those high frame rate cameras before the effect disappeared. Shoot it at 1000fps! Haha!

Hmmm, I guess you’d need one of those high frame rate cameras before the effect disappeared. Shoot it at 1000fps!

]]> By: Rory http://www.whatisthescience.com/kindergarten-science/thaumatrope-making-an-optical-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Rory Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:11:42 +0000 http://www.whatisthescience.com/?p=32#comment-4 @mark Oh I forgot that I hadn't posted the photo previews from this episode. This one is especially good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatisthescience/3933529434/ @mark Oh I forgot that I hadn’t posted the photo previews from this episode. This one is especially good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatisthescience/3933529434/

]]> By: Mark L http://www.whatisthescience.com/kindergarten-science/thaumatrope-making-an-optical-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Mark L Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:00:30 +0000 http://www.whatisthescience.com/?p=32#comment-3 At approximately 3.29 in the video there's a frame in which the entire word is displayed. So it looks like the frame rate used was slow enough that the camera behaved the same way our eyes and brain do - merging distinct images together. At approximately 3.29 in the video there’s a frame in which the entire word is displayed. So it looks like the frame rate used was slow enough that the camera behaved the same way our eyes and brain do – merging distinct images together.

]]> By: Science, teaching and controversy http://www.whatisthescience.com/kindergarten-science/thaumatrope-making-an-optical-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Science, teaching and controversy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:06:23 +0000 http://www.whatisthescience.com/?p=32#comment-2 [...] “Thaumatrope” video and teaching notes we just posted take us into an area of science that is still developing. Whilst everyone agrees that there is an [...] [...] “Thaumatrope” video and teaching notes we just posted take us into an area of science that is still developing. Whilst everyone agrees that there is an [...]

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