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Moiré Metro Tunnels

 For a moiré interesting commute. ;)
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The subway tunnels are painted with swooping moiré line-patterns. The windows of the train are then covered with an identical pattern of black stripes.
—spiraliii, Oct 26 2003

Sample patterns http://www.scheib.net/school/238/imoire/
[spiraliii, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

Another link http://web.mit.edu/...15/moire/intro.html
[spiraliii, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

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       I need moire information before I can decide on this. A link would be helpful.
—Overpanic, Oct 26 2003
   

       I think the tunnels should have go-faster stripes.
—DrCurry, Oct 27 2003
   

       Lines that are spaced at increasingly smaller rates to make it look like the train is speeding up, with lights that are sequenced the opposite direction?
—RayfordSteele, Oct 27 2003
   
      
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