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Skier Invents ‘Centriphone’ Effect by Spinning Camera on String

By Matthew Reitman
May 11, 2016 5:00 am EDT

Swiss freestyle skier Nicolas Vuignier shot this video using just his iPhone and a string attached to it—or as he calls it, the “Centriphone.” Click here to find out how he did it.

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