Leland Stanford bet someone that there was a moment in a horse's gallop when all four hooves were off the ground, and hired a photographer to prove it.
That the result just happened to lead directly to the invention of the motion picture was strictly a side effect.
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Date: 2007-10-31 05:00 pm (UTC)hugs,
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Date: 2007-10-31 05:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-31 05:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-31 07:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-31 08:09 pm (UTC)That the result just happened to lead directly to the invention of the motion picture was strictly a side effect.
Neat, huh.
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Date: 2007-10-31 08:13 pm (UTC)I have a book called "Shy Boy" by Monty Roberts with a similar shot in it of a Mustang at full gallop, and he's flying- all four hooves tucked up.
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Date: 2007-10-31 08:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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