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This is freaky...

Postby Otter » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:45 am

Stare at the crosshairs in the middle for a few seconds...

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Now take all your clothes off and run down your street!
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Postby SDCali » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:36 am

I've seen this one before, it's pretty cool, and in one of my college classes we learned about how it happens with the brain. I did a quick search for the guy who we learned about named Ramachandran-- he's based out of UCSD, does a lot of work with people with phantom limb pain.
Here's a link to a website full of these types of illusions.
http://psy.ucsd.edu/chip/ramaillusions.html
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Postby pkbum » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:51 am

I don't get it ... Maybe its because I m dumb or something.. can somebody explain what's going on?
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Postby ANZAC » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:00 am

The pink dots seem to dissapear...
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Postby hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:39 am

you didnt stare at it right. dont blink you pussy
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Postby Sar » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:29 pm

The bottom four didnt dissapear for me at all. It's usually just the top right that goes for me.....and now my eyes sting from staring at the screen :roll:
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Postby Dr Rev » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:49 pm

The spots go green for me ? maybe i smoke too much ? :wink:
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Postby SDCali » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:15 pm

Sar wrote:The bottom four didnt dissapear for me at all. It's usually just the top right that goes for me.....and now my eyes sting from staring at the screen :roll:

Yeah, I can look at it and make a few of the dots dissappear, but not all then make them reappear. It has to do with the fact that you brain does not process every single bit of information from your eyes, it kind of fills in with what it thinks should be there.
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Postby Real Pol » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:02 pm

SDCali wrote:
Sar wrote:The bottom four didnt dissapear for me at all. It's usually just the top right that goes for me.....and now my eyes sting from staring at the screen :roll:

Yeah, I can look at it and make a few of the dots dissappear, but not all then make them reappear. It has to do with the fact that you brain does not process every single bit of information from your eyes, it kind of fills in with what it thinks should be there.


Thats right those of us who can make all the dots disappear obviously have superior brain power to those who can only get rid of a few!

Hi-fives to all the clever people!!!
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Postby tomcat360 » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:13 am

* Hi-five *
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Postby Otter » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:01 am

Real Pol wrote:
SDCali wrote:
Sar wrote:The bottom four didnt dissapear for me at all. It's usually just the top right that goes for me.....and now my eyes sting from staring at the screen :roll:

Yeah, I can look at it and make a few of the dots dissappear, but not all then make them reappear. It has to do with the fact that you brain does not process every single bit of information from your eyes, it kind of fills in with what it thinks should be there.


Thats right those of us who can make all the dots disappear obviously have superior brain power to those who can only get rid of a few!

Hi-fives to all the clever people!!!
8)



Well... since you say so! High 5!
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Postby essex sucks » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:05 am

haha great
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Postby parrysurf » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:14 pm

turns into one green dot going in a circle around a cross. does that mean I'm cleaver, or smoked to much??
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Postby spark6 » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:13 pm

parrysurf wrote:turns into one green dot going in a circle around a cross. does that mean I'm cleaver, or smoked to much??


um... well, i hate to have to say it but... i'm gonna have to go with teh second option, as i doubt you are a large knife used for chopping meat...:shock: lol.



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