Mind-Bending Camera Illusion Makes SUV's Wheels Appear Stationary As It Speeds Down The Highway

​We've seen this effect at work with a helicopter rotor (it's a real mind-bender), but it also works with car wheels, and it will never get old: 

The illusion is know as the wagon wheel effect — you've probably noticed it as wheels that appear to be slowly cycling backwards — but when the camera's shutter speed gets matched up juuust right to the wheel's rotational speed, you get this perfect, stationary wheel: 

[Via Reddit]