... in videos of slow-mo action, bullets being shot through apples and darts being shot through water-filled balloons, always travel from left to right.
I've pretty well worked out why strawberries dropped in milk go from top to bottom, but this hang-up of left-to-right seems to invite psychological examination.
I want to know why ...
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I would think it's fairly obvious. We ( English speaking people ) read from left to right. Also, there seem to be a preponderance of right handed camera men, who like to shoot slow-mo pictures.ChrisGreaves wrote:... in videos of slow-mo action, bullets being shot through apples and darts being shot through water-filled balloons, always travel from left to right.
I've pretty well worked out why strawberries dropped in milk go from top to bottom, but this hang-up of left-to-right seems to invite psychological examination.
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Except the ones that travel right to left:ChrisGreaves wrote:... always travel from left to right.
High-speed photographs by Lex Augusteijn capture the moment a bullet hits objects - Telegraph
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