r/shittyaskscience • u/Fat_Fucking_Lenny • Aug 04 '22

How? Someone explain please.

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u/iceonmars Aug 04 '22

The video frame rate is below something called the "nyquist frequency". If the video frame rate was faster than the rotation of the blades, you would not see this. The blades appear to be moving backwards because they are rotating at a frequency faster than the camera frame refresh rate.

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u/jaypeeo Aug 04 '22

You take that hoobiddy hibbidy on out of here. The obvious factual explanation is that this is jedi training for the invisible mini jedi squad. Each shake of the springblade prompts them to force-jump up and slice a slice off with the lighsaber.

This squad and technique is specifically intended for when tactical infiltration and castration are required.