By Vurdlak on December 2, 2009, with 94 Comments
This photo you see on your right, was taken with iPhone. Reportedly, the propeller was spinning at somewhere around 2000 rpm. I’m pretty sure you’ll agree with me that the effect is rather weird, since the image came out so seamless. I need your help determining whether this is a natural phenomenon, or simply a result of the low-cost camera hardware and/or software? There must be some dashingly clever individuals out there, who will comment and tell us exactly why this occurs!
On the personal level, I always believed in God. In my opinion, there must be some incredible force that made all the chaos make sense. It’s just that I don’t care whether it’s name is Jesus, Buddha… or Mother Nature. I believe God is too abstract and complex for our primitive minds to understand. This is why I always thought it’s meaningless to debate over it in depth. Raised in Christian surrounding, still I never felt connected to church as an establishment. In my belief church is too narrow-minded, thus reduces the meaning of God and putts it closer to the ground just by preaching about it. I won’t go into debate what I think of a church as an establishment, but why I’m telling you all this is because I learned that there is a society of men that share the exact same views I have. By now you probably guessed I’m talking about Freemasonry.
So I studied a little, read different books with different approaches to Free Masons – both pro and con. I even read some fiction novels referring to them (Lost Symbol by Dan Brown). Finally, I came to a conclusion it’s a positive organization, if you don’t count individuals involved just with careerism in mind. If I understood their ways correctly, statistically speaking – it would be much easier to meet higher percentage of profound and educated gentleman in such surrounding than elsewhere. If some of you have deeper knowledge about the organization, feel free to send me an email. I’d love to debate some questions regarding all this, talk about science, religion, philosophy…
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sorry to burst your bubble but it is most likely just the camera not being able to pick where the propeller is and instead of taking the picture as a blur it has done it like that.
Please do not think Buddha is a god.
He was once asked if he was a god. He replied “NO”
Asked if was a saint, he replied,”No”
Asked what he was then, he replied,”Awake”
The essence of Buddhism is to be be peacefully alert, fully human. People have mistakenly made it into a religion.
It is all about being alert to the workings of your mind and to seeing reality as it is.
Buddhism and illusions are allied.
If you see food, you may desire it, it becomes an illusion.
The trick is to see it as it really is, a collection of colours, nutrients etc.
Then if it is appropriate to enjoy it, enjoy it fully.
If it is not a good idea for you to eat it, just let it pass.
I’m not sure if I understood correctly, but is Freemasonry only for men? In this case it does sound a bit odd.
Freemasonry is indeed for men, but there and Women groups that are connected to it and do their own thing…yet still retain the basic ideals of the original club. I don’t think it’s a bad thing the men have their own place to be and talk, let them be amongst their own sex while we do our own thing from time to time, it’s all a matter of perspective.
A previous commenter said that Mormons change things to suit them from time to time as do the Masons and I find both things rather wrong. Both change things to suit the Times of now…such as the fact colour now has no meaning within the Mormon church and Freemasons can feel freer with the information disclosed about them due to not having to fear a church authority coming to wipe them out.
Times change and all must change with them. We could start pointing fingers at the Catholic church for allowing the Bible to be translated to English (this is me being picky and making a certain point) and similar issues. But in the end, I am going to do extensive research and listen to those who are Freemasons and from other religions before I think to say anything about them simply coz a few people ‘told me so’. Being ignorant is not a fault, but can be cured with a studious mind before something comes blurting out of mouths that have yet to realize they no nothing as of yet.
(btw. Latter Day Saints still don’t drink cola as far as I know, but had a hand in de-caffeinated versions of it so they COULD drink it in moderation if they so wished. Caffeine is a drug and can damage the body, as can most things in today’s world, so it is generally discouraged. I would request all people do a little research into anything they want to comment about before doing so as it makes for an all round more intelligent conversation and discussion.)
I’m a Master Mason, and all the silly fear-mongering is bunk. I was made a Mason eight years ago in the US, and have never known a better or more honest group of men then those in the various Masonic lodges. They have been universally helpful and accommodating to not only brother Masons, but to the community at large. The “secrets” are along the lines of the Pythagorean Brotherhood- I found nothing religious in them, personally. It was more morality and science than anything.
As far as scary oaths and penalties go, what about them? I haven’t been active in a lodge for a few years because I need to devote time to raising my children and building my career- the must “cultish” thing I ever saw out of my home lodge was an invitation a few times a year to an awards ceremony, charity event, or pancake breakfast. Every so often, one of the other members drops a friendly phone call to make sure that everything is going ok- and they *don’t* tell me that I need to come into lodge meetings or volunteer.
They also allowed me to swear my oaths on a book other than the Bible- though most just use that as default. It shows a remarkable level of open-mindedness to allow a man of a different religion to use his own holy book to make the experience meaningful. I am a Gnostic, and I used our holy book laid over a copy of Euclid’s Elements and the US Constitution. Nobody raised an eyebrow.
There is NOT ONE SINGLE THING that is frightening or immoral about Freemasonry- it is a universally good organization, and well worth joining if you have the time and interest.
You sir Prometheus are a lier , just as u are taught by ur demonic freemason buddies , the goal of every freemason is to instill a demonic influence into every persons life to lead every human being to hell .. u can all go fuck yourselves and stop tricking people into ur demonic garbage … when im in heaven ill be sure to send a nice dirty spit ur way
Prometheus, I agree with you that people don’t know anything until they study it indepth. I myself, am a Wiccan and People think that we are devil worshippers. WE ARE NOT, OR AT LEAST, I AM NOT!!! I believe in mother nature and such, and also worship Bastet the Egyptian Goddess. This doesn’t mean I am EVIL, JUST different!!
No offense to anyone, but I tend to disbelieve anyone who posts their personal business on an open forum on the globally accessed internet. Unless, of course, they are complete and utter morons. But, I am a pessimist and have little, if any, faith in humanity. In summation, if either of you are actually Free-Mason or Wiccan, cool, but why are you trying to prove yourselves on something as superficial, artificial, and otherwise insignificant as the internet? And George, you’re either a troll or should just stop reading anything other than the Bible, because you can find something offensive in anything if you look hard enough.
It’s because the camera’s shutter isn’t fast enough to catch the propeller normally, causing this.
The iphone camera scans from top to bottom rather taking a single picture as a “proper” camera would. This results in an image that is exactly reversed to another of your posts: http://www.moillusions.com/2009/12/amazing-moving-patterns-video.html
There’s also a video of this:
http://youtu.be/LVwmtwZLG88
hope that makes sense!
My iPhone 4S also does this. I’m a pilot and have quite a few pictures like this one along with some videos where the prop does the same thing. This is a great picture though. I have not tried taking one from the front. My pics and videos are all from the air.
God made this happen? as Chris Hitchens said “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” Personally… I think it’s just an optical illusion produced by a limitation of the technology. No need of ‘supernatural’ in the least!