What a tracer should look like (before spazzing just look).

robtek · #1 07-18-2011, 07:52 PM

And, as already posted, the effect would be too minuscule to be seen!!!
The maximal lateral movement of the viewer is sooooo much less then speed of the light source that the radius of the curve of the tracer would be too large to see a bend in the visible tracersegment.
Maybe you can solve it mathematically, winny? Then there would be no room for interpretations.

yellonet · #2 07-18-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by robtek

And, as already posted, the effect would be too minuscule to be seen!!!
The maximal lateral movement of the viewer is sooooo much less then speed of the light source that the radius of the curve of the tracer would be too large to see a bend in the visible tracersegment.
Maybe you can solve it mathematically, winny? Then there would be no room for interpretations.

Remember that it's not the speed of the bullet that creates the effect but the speed of the light source across the plane of vision, and that speed is superfast when you start off behind the bullet and then veer off from its path.

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