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A thaumatrope is a toy that was popular in the 19th century. A disk with a picture on each side is attached to two pieces of string. When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers the two pictures appear to blend into one due to the persistence of vision.
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Who invented the thaumatrope?
The invention of the thaumatrope is usually credited to either John_Ayrton_Parisor Peter_Mark_Roget
When was the Thaumatrope invented?
18 centurys
What actors and actresses appeared in Finding Himself in a Thaumatrope - 2008?
The cast of Finding Himself in a Thaumatrope - 2008 includes: Jesse La Flair as Alexander
What was the thaumatrope used for?
The thaumatrope uses the perceptual effect of persistence of vision to merge two images on the alternate sides of a rapidly spinning disk or card. The thaumatrope was basically used to make two images on opposite sides of a card seem like one image. By: Isaac B. Ruot
Why did thaumatrope lose its popularity?
The thaumatrope lost its popularity in the late 1830's after the phenakistscope was invented in 1833. The phenakistscope could hold more pictures, which made for more detailed and longer animated scenes.
What are examples of hard spellings?
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What movie and television projects has Jesse La Flair been in?
Jesse La Flair has: Played Alexander in "Finding Himself in a Thaumatrope" in 2008. Played Himself - Fastest Competitor in "American Ninja Warrior" in 2009. Played Top Finalist in "American Ninja Warrior" in 2009. Played Max in "Non Compos Mentis" in 2010. Played Jesse La Flair in "Under Penalty" in 2010. Played Younger Alex in "The Time Tree" in 2011. Played Alex in "Edges" in 2011. Played Malik in "Psycho-Path" in 2011. Played Soldier Nine in "Dark Prophet" in 2012. Played Shooter in "DetriMENTAL" in 2012. Played Monkey Man in "Martial Science" in 2013. Played Expectant Father in "Grounds" in 2014.
What rhymes with Sagittarius?
"Don't you know" kind of does.Check it while I freestyle (laughs):My name is Katie, and I'm a scorpioI like to fly kites in the street, you know.Well, that almost used "don't you know." But you get the picture. I hope you're writing a love letter to a scorpio. He/she will love it!!
What are the Victorians toys?
Victorian children had fewer toys than you have today.Poor ChildrenPoor families made their own, such as cloth-peg dolls and paper windmills. Children would save their pocket money to buy marbles, a spinning top, skipping ropes, kites or cheap wooden toys.Rich ChildrenGirls played with dolls and tea sets whilst boys played with toy soldiers and marbles.During Victorian times, people became fascinated by toys that made pictures move. One of the earliest and simplest of these was the thaumatrope. This is a disc with a picture on either side that is attached to two pieces of string or a stick. When you spin the disc quickly, the two pictures appear to combine into one.Rich children had rocking horses with real horse hair manes, and dolls houses full of beautifully-carved miniature furniture. Other popular toys for rich children included china or wax dolls for the girls and clockwork train sets for the boys.See the related link for further information and to see the source for the above answer.
When was the first cartoon invented and who invented it?
Cartoons have been drawn for thousands of years from Neolithic cave paintings to Egyptian murals to, for example, Leonardo Da Vinci's very famous cartoon of The Madonna and Child, to the proliferation of journals and comics published consisting of cartoons during the past century. Moving image toys were created in Britain, Belgium, Austria and even France in the time of Queen Victoria for children to amuse themselves, such as the zoetrope, magic lantern, praxinoscope, thaumatrope, phenakistoscope, and flip book. The zoetrope seems to have been a Chinese invention by an inventor called Ting Huan from about the year 180 AD. Finally, cinema and television films have been made with animated cartoons for approximately a hundred years. The first ever animated film was created by Charles-Emile Reynaud, inventor of the praxinoscope (which used a loop of 12 pictures). Later, in 1892, he produced animations of 500 frames with a system called Theatre Optique (which was similar to a modern projector). Some 14 years after that, in 1906 in New York City, an English-born man called J. Stuart Blackton produced a silent film, the first using standard picture film, called "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces".
Entertaining your Mind with Optical Illusions?
Optical illusions are pictures that use color, patterns, and light to trick the eyes and brain. When viewing an optical illusion, what the eyes see is interpreted by the brain, but the brain's interpretation does not match the true image. In fact, the brain sees something that is not really there. Optical illusions are fun to look at, but they also help scientists to learn how the brain works. Many optical illusions were created just to study how the brain processes visual information. There are three basic types of optical illusions: literal, physiological, and cognitive. Literal optical illusions form images that are unlike the objects that create them. The best way to understand a literal illusion is to look at one. An example of a literal illusion is the painting Bakery by Octavio Ocampo. In this painting, a woman sits in front of shelves full of bread in a bakery. However, the way the bread is arranged appears to form skulls. Another famous example of a literal optical illusion is the painting All Is Vanityby Charles Allan Gilbert in which a woman sitting at a vanity table looks like a skull when viewed from further away. Physiological illusions happen when excessive stimuli such as brightness, color, movement, or tilt, for example, cause the eyes or brain to see something that is not there. These illusions can also occur when stimuli compete. The Hermann grid illusion is a famous example of a physiological optical illusion. The Hermann grid is a white grid on a black background. When looking at it there appear to be gray dots at the intersections of the white lines, although in reality there are no gray dots. This is due to a physiological phenomenon called lateral inhibition which is when light and dark photoreceptors compete with each other and one part wants to become active and the other does not. This causes a perceptual illusion of gray dots on the grid. Cognitive illusions occur when the eye and brain make unintentional inferences. There are four types of cognitive illusions: ambiguous, distorting, paradox, and fictional. Ambiguous illusions offer two interpretations of a picture or object, but both can't be seen at the same time. A famous example of an ambiguous illusion is the Rubin vase, which either looks like a white vase or two face silhouettes facing each other. Distortions in length, size, and curves appear to be present in distorting illusions. A famous example of this type of illusion is the arrow illusion, otherwise known as the Mueller-Lyer illusion. In this illusion there are two lines that are the same size but one has the ends pointing in and one has ends pointing out; most people say that the line with the ends pointing in is longer. Paradox illusions are objects that are impossible in real life but look real in drawings, such as the Penrose stairs, which seem to go on forever without getting any higher. This illusion is due to the faulty belief that adjacent edges have to meet. The Penrose triangle is another example of a paradox illusion. Fictional illusions are only seen by a single person; they are actually hallucinations. They can be induced by alcohol or drugs, or by health conditions such as schizophrenia. Examples of fictional illusions are seeing double of one object or seeing something move when it really doesn't. Literal, physiological, and cognitive illusions all deceive the eyes and brain. People have been fascinated by optical illusions throughout history, and continue to be fascinated by them today. Paintings, books, and drawings of optical illusions have become famous because they are fun to look at; however, they also help scientists to discover how the brain works. Fun and science often go hand in hand. To learn more about optical illusions, please see the following links: Exploring Optical Illusions Types of Optical Illusions What You See Isn't Always What You Get! The Science of Light Optical Illusions Cognitive Illusions Gallery of Visual Illusions Different Optical Illusions Eye Popping Illusions Visual Illusion Illusion Optical Illusions for Teens Bio-Plasmics Optical Illusions Shedding Light When What You See IsNot What's There? Fun Visual Tricks & Optical Illusions 106 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions Rolling Uphill Can You Believe Your Eyes? Physiological Illusions Collection of Optical Illusions Seeing Swirling Snakes Arrows Optical Illusion Thaumatrope: An Optical Illusion Fun Optical Illusions 3D Illusions Pavement Drawings Using Illusions to Understand the Brain Optical Illusions Gallery What is an Optical Illusion Literal Optical Illusions The Hermann Grid
