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[–] teft@startrek.website 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you take a pic with your phone and the weird things are shown, that’s a moire.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you zoom in a hair and the grid’s everywhere, that’s a moire.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

When the parallel lines are just slightly inclined, that's a-moiré!

[–] solariplex 7 points 1 year ago

Thanks, TIL!

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was that line for captain disillusion or am I remembering that wrong?

[–] TacoNissan@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

YES!! Thanks, that was driving me crazy.

Captain Disillusion did a whole series on video technology and I falsely remembered it coming from there.