Thaumatrope

The Thaumatrope was first shown by John Ayrton in Paris in 1824.

It is a disk with a different image on each side and strings on its edges.  When the disk is spun at about 20 RPS, the images merge.

One side of a thaumatrope showing birdsOther side of a thaumatrope showing dogs

Example

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