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Old 6th May 2013, 06:15
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Re: White Spiral on Me 109G Spinners

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Originally Posted by Oberst View Post
I just seen that today in real life. I was watching a car rim at about 62kph, depending on the angle, I could see the rim speed up, slow down, looked to be stopped moving, and reversing, while still going at 60kph. There's a name for this phenomenon I just can't remember at the moment.
Hi Oberst

The phenomenon is known as stoboscopy.

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D.B.
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