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Now You Can Actually *See* Light Moving In Slow Motion Aug 16th 2012, 16:17 Well, this is the most incredible thing I've ever seen . Researchers have designed a camera system so fast that it can catch light moving . Bonus: Try rubbing the GIFs. Scientists at MIT have developed a camera system so fast that it lets us watch light move: Via: youtube.com The system gathers image data at about a trillion frames per second — a normal camera shoots about 30, or 60: Think of it this way: When you turn on a light in a dark room, the light starts in the bulb then moves outward until it reflects off of something. This looks like it happens instantly, but it doesn't. It just happens at about 670 million miles per hou Einstein, Planck, Faraday, and Maxwell never got to see light move like this. You do. Plus, you can control it with your mouse, like an Internet-God Apollo: View Entire List › Media files: anigif_enhanced-buzz-19399-1345130429-6.gif (image/jpeg) anigif_enhanced-buzz-19352-1345130942-22.gif (image/jpeg) anigif_enhanced-buzz-12778-1345131214-0.gif (image/jpeg) anigif_enhanced-buzz-23490-1345130833-8.gif (image/jpeg)

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