A Camera Shutter Synchronized To A Helicopter’s Rotor Speed Confuses Internet

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This video of a helicopter flying without spinning its blades is breaking brains on the Internet. People are asking themselves if it’s fake or if maybe there’s a glitch in The Matrix.

Syncing Your Camera Shutter Speed With A Helicopter

Even thought it looks like an illusion or a special effect, the video is in fact real. The videographer, Chris Fay, synchronized his camera’s shutter speed to the helicopter’s rotor. The end result is this video that makes the helicopter look like it magically floating away without spinning its blades.

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