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  2. Wagon-wheel effect - Wikipedia

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    If by the time the next instance of visibility occurs, the spoke previously at 9 o'clock has moved into the 12-o'clock position, then a viewer will perceive the wheel to be stationary. If at the second instance of visibility, the next spoke has moved to the 11:30 position, then a viewer will perceive the wheel to be rotating backwards.

  3. Wheelspin - Wikipedia

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    Wheels can also lose traction when surface conditions reduce available traction such as on snow and ice. As an open differential delivers only enough torque to cause the "weakest" wheel to spin, if one drive wheel is stationary on a low traction surface (mud, ice, etc.), the deliverable torque is limited to the traction available on it.

  4. Burnout (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    Burnout in the box at Tarlton International Raceway, South Africa Fire burnout, Santa Pod Raceway, UK. The origins of burnouts can be traced to drag racing, where they have a practical purpose: drag racing slicks perform better at higher temperatures, and a burnout is the quickest way to raise tire temperature immediately prior to a race.

  5. Stroboscopic effect - Wikipedia

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    Stroboscopic effect is one of the particular temporal light artefacts.In common lighting applications, the stroboscopic effect is an unwanted effect which may become visible if a person is looking at a moving or rotating object which is illuminated by a time-modulated light source.

  6. Slip (vehicle dynamics) - Wikipedia

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    In (automotive) vehicle dynamics, slip is the relative motion between a tire and the road surface it is moving on. This slip can be generated either by the tire's rotational speed being greater or less than the free-rolling speed (usually described as percent slip), or by the tire's plane of rotation being at an angle to its direction of motion (referred to as slip angle).

  7. 11-Year-Old Girl Who Tried to Save Boy, 12, After He Fell ...

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    An 11-year-old girl who was taken to a hospital in critical condition after attempting to save her 12-year-old classmate's life when he fell through the surface of an icy upstate New York lake has ...

  8. Some tax refunds can come with hidden fees, government report ...

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    These products can appeal to taxpayers who are eager to get their refunds and who don't want to wait days or weeks for the IRS to deposit the money into their accounts or cut a check. And while ...

  9. London Eye to take rare backwards spin to mark the end of ...

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    The London Eye will mark the end of British Summer Time and the clocks turning back by taking a rare backwards spin. The London landmark usually runs clockwise, but for just the second time since ...