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Why your phone bends propellers into banana shapes
Snap a spinning propeller and your phone can turn its straight blades into bananas. The blades never bent. So what happened?
You'll find out
- Why straight blades come out curved
- Why a speeding car leans in a photo
- The camera that never bends a thing
Why it matters
Drone props, guitar strings, passing trains: your phone can warp them all. Know why, and you'll spot it everywhere.
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