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Re:CRT simulation (2014) by tadfisher on Sunday April 12, 2015 @07:17PM (#9365106)
The screenshots are exaggerated; you didn't notice them because they lag by only about a frame. They did in fact exist, because it took time for the phosphors to lose their excitation.
Re:CRT simulation (2014) by herpaderpa on Monday April 13, 2015 @04:25AM (#9366523)

  > you didn't notice them
There are four lights.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments

...anyway, the apparent presence of the motion trails would depend heavily on a person's use of the brightness, contrast and saturation setting per each individual television set.