STEM program at work

[silver_chipmunk]

We made thaumatropes to demonstrate the persistence of vision. And if you don't know what a thaumatrope is, here: Thaumatrope

Hopefully that link will post right.

I only had two kids but they enjoyed it.

Anyway, aside from that, not much. Called the FWiB, had a nice long talk, and that's about it.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My health.

3. Therapy tomorrow.

4. My birthday coming soon.

5. Family.

6. STEM program worked out well.

Comments

[mrs_sweetpeach]

The link work and no I didn't know. That was interesting and I wonder if that relates at all to how motion pictures/cartoons/animated gifs work. Well I suppose it has to be related to gifs as that's what the demonstration on the wikipage was. still interesting and how did you make your thaumatropes? Hand drawn? Photographs? And did you do them on paper (which is what I expect)?

Also I read a very interesting article on the treatment of alcoholism the other day and meant to mention it you. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/?utm_source=twb

[silver_chipmunk]

Yes, the thaumatrope works by the same principal as a motion picture. We just drew pictures on paper discs and mounted them on straws, which we twirled between our fingers. Nothing fancy. They worked though.

I'll check out the article, thanks.