| Front | Describe how a phinakistoscope works. |
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| Back | A paper disk with slits & images in sequence is spun in front of a mirror. Looking through the slits at the reflected images, the small breaks in the paper act as a shutter, creating a series of distinct pictures. This plays off of the persistence of vision and creates a moving image. |
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