Wonder of ScienceDec 23, 2022

A stunning slow-motion tracking shot of a cheetah running captured at 1200 frames per second.

Source: https://vimeo.com/53914149
More details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icFMTB0Pi0g

Credit: Gregory Wilson / CC BY 3.0

Cheetahs on the Edge--Director's Cut

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This is sure to interest @dwdunn

Dec 23, 2022 at 4:18pmWeb
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@j2dumfounded @wonderofscience

Yes it does. Thank you very much. And have yourself a merry little holiday

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@dwdunn @wonderofscience

Made me think of this, as somewhere I have ruler that shows these strides.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-19th-century-photographer-first-gif-galloping-horse-180970990/

How a 19th-Century Photographer Made the First 'GIF' of a Galloping Horse

Eadweard Muybridge photographed a horse in different stages of its gallop, a new Smithsonian podcast documents the groundbreaking feat

Smithsonian Magazine