Physicists Achieve Near-Light Speed Object Illusion

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Physicists Achieve Near-Light Speed Object Illusion
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Physicists in Vienna used ultra-fast lasers and cameras to simulate the Terrell-Penrose optical illusion, demonstrating how objects moving at near-light speeds appear rotated due to light's travel time, confirming a century-old prediction of special relativity in a lab setting.

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