The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #88031   Message #1648048
Posted By: MMario
13-Jan-06 - 03:20 PM
Thread Name: BS: Stagecoach wheels running backwards
Subject: RE: BS: Stagecoach wheels running backwards
optical illusion - your eyes can only process so fast - and the spokes end up slightly behind where they were when you saw them last, so even though they are turning forward they appear to be turning backwards.