“...why we can perceive the flashes in a blinking traffic light, but we don’t see the frame-by-frame action in a movie...”
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A small minority CAN detect (or at least be bothered by) the “flashes” in cinema. Fortunately, I’m not among that small group.
Saburo Sakai, the Japanese fighter pilot claims that he could make out stars during daylight.
“A small minority CAN detect (or at least be bothered by) the “flashes” in cinema.”
LED lights borher me.
It is the frame rate. Some people have a much better recognition than others. The mind fills in the gaps.