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Apparent reverse motion in truck wheel lug nuts

The flat facets of chromed lug nuts on spinning truck wheels create patterns of light. These patterns appear to spin slowly backwards. The patterns can be produced by several orientations of lug nuts. Simplest is to adjust all the nuts to have facets parallel to the same line. Also see an improved pattern with much less flashing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LRnJIPoF9w

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