My partners and I chose to look at a slow motion backflip, from the perspective of the flipper. We wanted to know what we would be able to see if we were able to focus on things during the flip. We started by trying to attach a phone to a go pro headset. However, the headset kept falling off of Griffins head! So we decided to have Griffin try doing a wall flip, while holding the phone in his hand. When we saw the video, we were all really surprised at how well it came out. It didn't shake as much as we thought it might, and it looked good when it did shake. It was interesting however, that it was still difficult to focus on things while it was spinning. Also, I got a little bit nauseous just watching the video. Maybe not being able to see is better. If I were to continue investigating this, I would try to slow down the video even more. Or, maybe make a vertical panoramic shot. One question I had is what would happen if we could see super slowly? Flies, for example, have a much slower perception of time than people. That's why it's so difficult to hit one; they can see a hand coming super slow. If we could see that slow, we wouldn't miss catching a ball, we could see everything during a backflip, and more. Do different people have different time perceptions?
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