Is this plane flying backwards or is it an illusion?

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The discussion centers on the phenomenon of a plane appearing to fly backwards while casting a shadow on a court. Participants conclude that the plane is not actually flying backwards; rather, the illusion is likely due to video manipulation or poor quality. The thread was ultimately locked due to the inability to verify the video's authenticity.

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Can anyone explain this ?

A plane is flying overhead and casting a shadow on the court.
How can this shadow move backwards given we know the plane
is not flying backwards ??

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It's very likely that the plane isn't flying backwards, but that the video is being manipulated. Since the video is of poor quality and there's no way to verify anything about it, I'm afraid I'm going to have to lock the thread.
 

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