Runner Up: The Phantom Wiggle (Peter Veto)
If you’ve ever noticed a set of flickering LED lights bouncing up and down on a moving vehicle while the steady glow of the car’s headlights isn’t moving as much, then you’ve experienced an illusion that Peter Veto describes as a Phantom Wiggle. It’s most often perceived when watching a video of a vehicle in motion and is caused by the appearance of the LED lights being smeared by motion blur from frame to frame. But it has also been perceived by drivers when looking at a vehicle through a rear-view mirror, and the causes of the IRL effect aren’t fully understood.
