iPhone captures guitar string oscillations

Do you ever wonder what it's like to watch someone play guitar... but from the perspective of inside the guitar?

This musician hit record on his iPhone camera, inserted an iPhone into the sound hole of his guitar, began playing, and managed to record some interesting results.

The 'floppy-wobbly' appearance of the strings in the video is due a digital glitch in an iPhone's camera. The problem is known as the 'rolling shutter' (if you're curious, learn all about it here). Check it out in the video below.

(H/T Jeff Essworthy)

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