Eli5: Why do wheels look like they’re spinning the wrong way when going fast?
In: Physics
The technical term is called aliasing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing
It happens because your brain samples (think of it as frames in a video) slower than the circular speed of the rim, so the frequency looks different that actual. In fact you will see a point where it appears the wheel actually stops spinning.
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