SciShow Kids
Make Your Own Cartoon! Kids Science Activity
Cartoons are the best! But you know the characters in them aren't real... so how do they move around like that? Today's experiment will teach you all about the different illusions animation uses to trick your brain and bring drawings to...
TED Talks
TED: The forgotten art of the zoetrope | eric Dyer
Artist eric Dyer spent years working at a computer to produce images for the screen. Longing to get his hands back on his work, he began exploring the zoetrope, a popular 19th-century device that was used to create the illusion of motion...
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with the devil having his head chopped off
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with man performing a handspring
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with geometric patterns
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with a hunter and a hare
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with geometric patterns
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with crows flying out of a pie
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with devil leaping out of a top hat
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with man riding backwards on a hog
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with horse rearing up
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with boy chasing girl round a pillar
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with a figure on a rock sinking beneath the waves
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with acrobat and bouncing ball
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with bear reaching for honey
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with two figures on a seesaw
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with figure climbing a ladder and eaten by a lamp
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with monkey wearing a hat
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century zoetrope with man opening a door to a demon
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.