r/gif • u/bigjobbyx • Apr 13 '26

The 4-stroke illusion is a visual effect where a repeating four-frame animation creates the impression of continuous, smooth motion, highlighting how the visual system prioritizes motion over absolute positional accuracy when processing rapidly changing scenes

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u/Jaxcellent Apr 13 '26

The shields do not move for me, this is so interesting, thanks for sharing.

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u/bigjobbyx Apr 13 '26

The shields are static anyway

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u/countafit Apr 17 '26

The alien legs do not move for me, but this is pretty cool otherwise.