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  2. Barber's pole - Wikipedia

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    A software rendering of a spinning barber pole Barber pole, c. 1938, North Carolina Museum of History Barber shop in Torquay, Devon, England, with red and white pole. A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft.

  3. Barberpole illusion - Wikipedia

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    The barber's pole is commonly found outside barber shops. In 1929, psychologist J.P. Guilford informally noted a paradox in the perceived motion of stripes on a rotating barber pole . The barber pole turns in place on its vertical axis, but the stripes appear to move upwards rather than turning with the pole. [ 3 ]

  4. The real (and disturbing) meaning behind barber poles

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    During the treatment, barber-surgeons would give patients poles to hold. Grasping the staff made their veins pop out a bit, making them easier to find while the barbers went all Sweeney Todd.

  5. Shepard tone - Wikipedia

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    The theory behind the illusion was demonstrated during an episode of the BBC's show Bang Goes the Theory, where the effect was described as "a musical barber's pole". [2] The scale as described, with discrete steps between each tone, is known as the discrete Shepard scale.

  6. Barbers, Beauticians Get Snippy Over Striped Poles

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    By Brian Bakst ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Friendly arguments aren't hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol -- that red, white and blue pole -- and it may be time to hide the

  7. Barber - Wikipedia

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    [10] [26] [27] In South Korea, barber's poles are used both for actual barbershops and for brothels. [28] [29] In Forest Grove, Oregon, the "World's Tallest Barber Shop Pole" measures 72 feet (22 m). [30] Because of its bright bands and colors, the redbanded rockfish Sebastes babcocki is referred to as "barber pole". Other pseudonyms include ...

  8. Uncle Wiggily - Wikipedia

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    Uncle Wiggily, an engaging elderly rabbit, is lame from rheumatism.Wherever he goes, he always relies on a red, white, and blue crutch—described as being "striped like a barber-pole", or, in later episodes, "his candy-striped walking cane", with spiral red-and-white striping like a peppermint candy stick.

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