Feb 10, 2018 7:13 PM
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CuddlyKitten
I was like "yea sure.... Why not" *focuses on center point* WTF! Haha pretty awesome and now I feel weird.
Rkfinecake
If you don't look directly at them, you see their true forms. We already knew they weren't human, right?
ChickWithAnAttitude
KingCornish
v
IKEGRKIMGR
I'm not exaggerating. This is worse than any horror game or film. I need a break now.
vercetti1301
Samsquantch82
This is really upsetting. I feel like it's a portal to a John Carpenter movie.
CommentsSometimes
intergalacticbuttjazz
Velashocter
Under appreciated comment.
FlyingSubmarines
IBelieveOdinIsReal
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
Holy Picasso.
ChefCarlCasper
Exactly.
SpaceCadet3001
What I was thinking!
RustleMyJimis
YES! I thought the same thing.
AstronautChicken
Lolol brain wyd???
JAScafe
What the fuck am I seeing??
SeriouslyThatNamesTakenToo
whowasthat
They'll started looking like Nicholas cage.
HodgeNPodge
My brain hurts.
monkeyslotsofthem
whimsicalDnDName
I taught my students about this illusion in my perception class. It's pretty fantastic. Paper is here http://mbthompson.com/research/
zaphod
thanks for the link
CrossBetween
SatoriEnlightenment
9 Second Reaction GIF!
poopybumface
sadlad84
Ghlain
I can see where Van Gogh got his some of his inspiration.
RecklessNinjaXuamon
Well that’s real fucking neato bud
zonums
Gestalt psychology explains this!
MajorPubes
highfalutinmenagerie
Some of these are actually edited a bit
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Edited to have the eyes all in exactly the same place by the looks of it, which I'm assuming messes up your point of reference
flightlessfruit
They all look normal if you look at them frame by frame.
Thats what I did and they look like each image has been edited a tiny bit, eyes, ears or jaw
Sunflower4
Doesn't look like anything to me
DeadOnionSaysWhat
Are you staring at the cross in the middle and photos are blinking by quickly?
bigredfiretruk
its a westworld reference
My bad
bobhole
What the actual fuck is going on with my brain
detour512
Never ceases to blow my mind...
hartmonica
2/2 but faces are complicated AND these ones are a) doubled stimulus and b) moving fast so the guesswork is sloppy? *shrugs*
I could take a guess: some things in your peripheral vision are just 'guesses' filled in by your brain since you can't actually see it 1/2
bpetersen
Brain games, the TV show, explains this in one episode
FancySweet
Could be wrong here but I believe this illusion takes advantage of your blind spot. https://imgur.c">/YtKAmBW">https://imgur.com/YtKAmBW /XWWlQII
your eyes physically cannot see it so your brain makes a guess based on the surroundings, which is why the line appears continuous too.
that being said, this only works when you line it up perfectly and the gif above seems to work at any angle or distance.
donkeymoney
Sorry, you are wrong here. The blindspot is very small and you'd need more precision to find it. Good guess though.
I suspected as much. the blind spot only works at specific distances+angles but this works regardless.
YarndNiptoll
What he fuck is wrong with you, me?
slappyhamsalads
Leithoa
You can use this trick to solve those 'spot the difference' puzzles. The differences will be 'shimmering'.
FragileDonkey
*EXECUTE ORDER 66*
YourVeryOwnBackupSanta
Researcher Sean Murphy discovered this illusion.
CaldariBob
But he won't be answering any questions about it...
Lunababygirl
SometimesIUseAllOfMyCharactersAtOnceAndDontCareAboutTheConsequ
ManFlesh
I dont get it. Nothing happens.????
2LiveandDie
Try looking from 2 or 3 inches away so that images are in your peripheral vision. It works
Britlex
Their faces get distorted in your peripheral vision, but the images are actually normal. Brains are dumb.
nnugles
Brain exaggerating change in the periphery is a defensive/survival measure. That's pretty smart, actually.
ABluntForce
I didn't see anything unexpected - just faces with less clarity of detail - so I'm really not sure where you're getting distortion.
Irrevenant
They started looking like aliens for me.
SiThG0D
Are you on a phone? I think this works better on a bigger screen. Shit looked fucked up to me lol.
I'm on a desktop PC.
neverendingsearchforlife
connorcat
What is this from?
Fresh meat bbc series actually good as af iMO on Hulu
As af... smh... I..i...i... don’t why know why
ProlapsePlower365
I don't get it.
PhilMcrevice
Our brains are not wired to take in that much visual acuity and make sense of it.
Costanza
They basically turn into aliens
zipfel73m
so it’s not just me.
Pheralg
maybe it's their true form! *puts on foil hat*
XnFM
It's a cognitive thing. The brain processes visual information by pattern recognition. When you're not focusing the brain only processes [1]
The most distinctive information causing the faces to come across as caricatures.
UpvoteFairy3001
You get the same effect if you focus on one part of your face in a mirror (or a friend's face) in a dimly lit room. Everything starts 1/2
2/2 changing and it's terrifying if it's your own face that it's happening to.
BishlamekGurpgork
It also does not distinguish between the first face and second face, tending to blend features instead of re-evaluating the new pattern.
nmarst308
It's also because the eyes are all in the same place on the screen so your brain tries to compensate by adding the other features
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
This is why caricatures look more like a person than pictures of a person do. (Weird right?) Check out VS Ramachandran at UCSD.
Some of his work showcased here on TED : https://www.ted.com/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind/up-next
Amazingamandaaaaa
That was a great ted talk. Thank you!
theyar
They are charicatures though. Even without staring at the cross.
You're right, there's some photoshopping going on towards the end if the cycle. Good eye.
Actually I'm not 100% sure now. I took a bunch of screens and they all look normal. It's just the rapid change that does it.
MadDucks
i right clicked and hit show controls and walked through it a bit at a time and nothing looks ridiculous at a glance
KanzenChowa
If ypu stare at the cross long enough the faces on the aide gets derpy
legofham
Some of them are already bit derpy
ThatSillyDog
Not as derpy as my brain made them!
[deleted]
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
They look normal to me. I've covered both sides and they look normal if you look at them but equally fucked if looking at the cross
c0smicj0ker
They don't look altered to me? Some aren't the best photos of theses people for sure but not altered
ottotravel
omg you are right mofo's been foolin with me.
They all look normal if you look at them frame by frame. It's the change that fucks them up. (Apart from being faces that are in general >
> pretty distinctive)
CuddlyKitten
I was like "yea sure.... Why not" *focuses on center point* WTF! Haha pretty awesome and now I feel weird.
Rkfinecake
If you don't look directly at them, you see their true forms. We already knew they weren't human, right?
ChickWithAnAttitude
KingCornish
IKEGRKIMGR
I'm not exaggerating. This is worse than any horror game or film. I need a break now.
vercetti1301
Samsquantch82
This is really upsetting. I feel like it's a portal to a John Carpenter movie.
CommentsSometimes
intergalacticbuttjazz
Velashocter
Under appreciated comment.
FlyingSubmarines
IBelieveOdinIsReal
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
Holy Picasso.
ChefCarlCasper
Exactly.
SpaceCadet3001
What I was thinking!
RustleMyJimis
YES! I thought the same thing.
AstronautChicken
Lolol brain wyd???
JAScafe
What the fuck am I seeing??
SeriouslyThatNamesTakenToo
whowasthat
They'll started looking like Nicholas cage.
HodgeNPodge
My brain hurts.
monkeyslotsofthem
whimsicalDnDName
I taught my students about this illusion in my perception class. It's pretty fantastic. Paper is here http://mbthompson.com/research/
zaphod
thanks for the link
CrossBetween
SatoriEnlightenment
9 Second Reaction GIF!
poopybumface
sadlad84
Ghlain
I can see where Van Gogh got his some of his inspiration.
RecklessNinjaXuamon
Well that’s real fucking neato bud
zonums
Gestalt psychology explains this!
MajorPubes
highfalutinmenagerie
Some of these are actually edited a bit
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Edited to have the eyes all in exactly the same place by the looks of it, which I'm assuming messes up your point of reference
flightlessfruit
They all look normal if you look at them frame by frame.
highfalutinmenagerie
Thats what I did and they look like each image has been edited a tiny bit, eyes, ears or jaw
Sunflower4
Doesn't look like anything to me
DeadOnionSaysWhat
Are you staring at the cross in the middle and photos are blinking by quickly?
bigredfiretruk
its a westworld reference
DeadOnionSaysWhat
My bad
bobhole
What the actual fuck is going on with my brain
detour512
Never ceases to blow my mind...
hartmonica
2/2 but faces are complicated AND these ones are a) doubled stimulus and b) moving fast so the guesswork is sloppy? *shrugs*
hartmonica
I could take a guess: some things in your peripheral vision are just 'guesses' filled in by your brain since you can't actually see it 1/2
bpetersen
Brain games, the TV show, explains this in one episode
FancySweet
Could be wrong here but I believe this illusion takes advantage of your blind spot. https://imgur.c">/YtKAmBW">https://imgur.com/YtKAmBW /XWWlQII
FancySweet
your eyes physically cannot see it so your brain makes a guess based on the surroundings, which is why the line appears continuous too.
FancySweet
that being said, this only works when you line it up perfectly and the gif above seems to work at any angle or distance.
donkeymoney
Sorry, you are wrong here. The blindspot is very small and you'd need more precision to find it. Good guess though.
FancySweet
I suspected as much. the blind spot only works at specific distances+angles but this works regardless.
YarndNiptoll
What he fuck is wrong with you, me?
slappyhamsalads
Leithoa
You can use this trick to solve those 'spot the difference' puzzles. The differences will be 'shimmering'.
FragileDonkey
*EXECUTE ORDER 66*
YourVeryOwnBackupSanta
Researcher Sean Murphy discovered this illusion.
CaldariBob
But he won't be answering any questions about it...
Lunababygirl
SometimesIUseAllOfMyCharactersAtOnceAndDontCareAboutTheConsequ
ManFlesh
I dont get it. Nothing happens.????
2LiveandDie
Try looking from 2 or 3 inches away so that images are in your peripheral vision. It works
Britlex
Their faces get distorted in your peripheral vision, but the images are actually normal. Brains are dumb.
nnugles
Brain exaggerating change in the periphery is a defensive/survival measure. That's pretty smart, actually.
ABluntForce
I didn't see anything unexpected - just faces with less clarity of detail - so I'm really not sure where you're getting distortion.
Irrevenant
They started looking like aliens for me.
SiThG0D
Are you on a phone? I think this works better on a bigger screen. Shit looked fucked up to me lol.
ABluntForce
I'm on a desktop PC.
neverendingsearchforlife
connorcat
What is this from?
neverendingsearchforlife
Fresh meat bbc series actually good as af iMO on Hulu
neverendingsearchforlife
As af... smh... I..i...i... don’t why know why
ProlapsePlower365
I don't get it.
PhilMcrevice
Our brains are not wired to take in that much visual acuity and make sense of it.
Costanza
They basically turn into aliens
zipfel73m
so it’s not just me.
Pheralg
maybe it's their true form! *puts on foil hat*
XnFM
It's a cognitive thing. The brain processes visual information by pattern recognition. When you're not focusing the brain only processes [1]
XnFM
The most distinctive information causing the faces to come across as caricatures.
UpvoteFairy3001
You get the same effect if you focus on one part of your face in a mirror (or a friend's face) in a dimly lit room. Everything starts 1/2
UpvoteFairy3001
2/2 changing and it's terrifying if it's your own face that it's happening to.
BishlamekGurpgork
It also does not distinguish between the first face and second face, tending to blend features instead of re-evaluating the new pattern.
nmarst308
It's also because the eyes are all in the same place on the screen so your brain tries to compensate by adding the other features
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
This is why caricatures look more like a person than pictures of a person do. (Weird right?) Check out VS Ramachandran at UCSD.
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
Some of his work showcased here on TED : https://www.ted.com/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind/up-next
Amazingamandaaaaa
That was a great ted talk. Thank you!
theyar
They are charicatures though. Even without staring at the cross.
XnFM
You're right, there's some photoshopping going on towards the end if the cycle. Good eye.
theyar
Actually I'm not 100% sure now. I took a bunch of screens and they all look normal. It's just the rapid change that does it.
MadDucks
i right clicked and hit show controls and walked through it a bit at a time and nothing looks ridiculous at a glance
KanzenChowa
If ypu stare at the cross long enough the faces on the aide gets derpy
legofham
Some of them are already bit derpy
ThatSillyDog
Not as derpy as my brain made them!
[deleted]
[deleted]
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
They look normal to me. I've covered both sides and they look normal if you look at them but equally fucked if looking at the cross
c0smicj0ker
They don't look altered to me? Some aren't the best photos of theses people for sure but not altered
ottotravel
omg you are right mofo's been foolin with me.
flightlessfruit
They all look normal if you look at them frame by frame. It's the change that fucks them up. (Apart from being faces that are in general >
flightlessfruit
> pretty distinctive)