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Post by LuLu on Jan 4, 2011 11:50:14 GMT -5
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
Optical illusions are always fun to try. Our brains have evolved to make assumptions quickly, if one object appears bigger than another it is probably nearer. Optical illusions exploit our brains to construct a false visual image, or an optical illusion.
Do you know any optical illusions? If so show then and lets see then!
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Post by LuLu on Jan 4, 2011 12:10:47 GMT -5
SPINNING GIRLHow To Get the Spinning Girl Optical Illusion to WorkLet me say straight off the bat, they thought for a long time that the dancer could only possibly spin one way clockwise. Three things helped to see her spinning both ways: belief WILL GET THIS TO WORK. Also, a practical point, the first picture I studied had the animation running too fast. So the slower the spinning, the better your chance to see this illusion. One more tip: try focusing on the left edge of the picture, then slowly pan your eyes to the right. This is how I got her to spin clockwise. They said that looking at the dancer's feet helped to the her turning anti-clockwise. I said that with the spinning girl optical illusion it was concentrating on the shadow that enabled to switch directions. Research Results:Question: which way does the dancer spin, clockwise or anti-clockwise? 1 Dancer spins only clockwise: 33% 2 Spins both ways, mostly clockwise: 32% 3 Spins both ways about the same: 18% 4 Dancer spins only anti-clockwise: 8% 5 Spins both ways, mostly anti-clockwise: 8% ConclusionsFour times as many people see the dancer spinning clockwise as anti-clockwise. AssumptionThose that see the dancer spinning clockwise use more of the right side of their brain than the left. They wonder if there is a relationship between the direction you see her spin, and whether you are right handed or left handed. History of the Spinning Dancer IllusionThe spinning dancer illusion was born out of a Yale university project to test for 'Left Brain' or 'Right Brain' dominance. The study was started by Roger Sperry who was investigating epilepsy and left / right brain neural connections. Left Brain FunctionsPerhaps speech is the most important left brain function. This left side also processes maths and logic. Right Brain FunctionsThe right brain is the locus for spatial awareness, imagination, fantasy also risk taking.
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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Jan 4, 2011 12:25:51 GMT -5
'i' gotta keep with my M O: rabbit or duck ??
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Post by LuLu on Jan 4, 2011 13:02:10 GMT -5
Parallel line The middle, red lines are truly parallel, it's the radiating lines that cause the illusion of bending.
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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Jan 4, 2011 15:13:45 GMT -5
Yew 'i' know: so what is it a duck or a rabbit?
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Post by LuLu on Jan 5, 2011 6:15:47 GMT -5
Both
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Post by LuLu on Jan 5, 2011 6:28:51 GMT -5
Face Optical IllusionsWho will you see? Jesus? or Che Guevara Instructions:1 Relax. Stare at those four central dots for about 20 seconds. 2 Look away at a wall. 3 Who do you see? Jesus or Che Guevara? If nothing happens with the face optical illusion, try again this time stare for 40 seconds. When you look at the wall blink a few times and relax your eyes, develop that far-away look. Finally, try a white, or light wall. When it works this really is a cool optical illusion.
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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Jan 5, 2011 12:44:10 GMT -5
It's me, Maybe!? now get up, walk away & look back
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Post by LuLu on Jan 5, 2011 15:16:12 GMT -5
Blue Bean Circles - Cool Optical IllusionCan you control the circling motion by relaxing your eyes?What they found was that they could control the spinning by widening his eyes, developing a sort of far-away look. One teacher said, 'I felt like they were all moving... but slowly. Kinda like they were breathing.' A pupil said 'Cool optical illusion', my eyes could play with dots for ages. Optical Illusions such as this are used to test the level of stress a person can handle. The slower the pictures move, the better your ability of handling stress. Alleged criminals that were tested see them spinning around madly; however, senior citizens and kids see them standing still. By the way, the above image is not animated; all the dots are perfectly still. Here is another example of this type of cool optical illusion: Coffee beans swirling.
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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Jan 5, 2011 15:53:11 GMT -5
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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Jan 6, 2011 14:01:10 GMT -5
[img src="[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Triple-Spiral-Labyrinth-animated.gif"] Stare @ this for a minute!
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Post by LuLu on Jan 6, 2011 15:51:07 GMT -5
d Hey I don't get this one??
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Post by LuLu on Jan 6, 2011 15:53:18 GMT -5
[img src="[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Triple-Spiral-Labyrinth-animated.gif"] Stare @ this for a minute! I don't get this one!!
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Post by LuLu on Jan 6, 2011 17:09:33 GMT -5
Elephant Leg Illusion How many legs does this elephant have? 4, 5, 6, maybe 7? Good Luck on finding it out!
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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Jan 9, 2011 16:36:58 GMT -5
It's me, Maybe!? now get up, walk away & look back ~~~~~~~~~~~[size=6[glow=red,2,300][/glow]] NO! COMMENT! WHY![/size] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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