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 M¢37  Funded By Mahalo ? |  September 10, 2009 08:19 AM

Does anyone know what object makes a motion pictures when you spin it?

The object is circular with a base to hold the cylindrical top up.

The inner lining is filled with images or drawings.

When you spin the cylindrical item it creates motion in the images on the inside.

Some companies make them and put a light in the middle to project the moving image on a wall.

What is this item called?
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September 10, 2009 08:47 AM
You are looking for the Kinetoscope, or the Phenakistiscope. The Kinetoscope existed in both a cylindrical version, and in a tape-like version (for longer footage).

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http://www.earlycinema.com/pioneers/dickson_bio.html
http://inventors.about.com/od/kstartinventions/a/Kinetoscope.htm

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you know when something is on the tip of your tongue.

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September 10, 2009 08:48 AM
I think you're thinking of a praxinoscope.

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