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MIND = BLOWN (i.imgur.com)

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[–]WinningTies 580 points581 points ago

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Am I less of a man if I covered my eyes in case of a screaming witch the first time through?

[–]bigsol81 205 points206 points ago*

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I, too, was fearful that an animated GIF would somehow create sound.

It is pretty cool, though. It works by overloading your receptors with the colors of the first image much like staring at the sun overloads your eyes and blinds you (you are staring at a bright LCD after all)

When the colors are removed what happens is the receptors can only now see the spectrum that is left having removed the previous color.

Your brain then overlays this into the current picture until the receptors calm down and cease to function in a crazy overloaded way.

[–]anarchyrabbit 84 points85 points ago

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I even turned down the volume of my speakers

[–]smoiniye 110 points111 points ago

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Turned off my speakers.. and looked away. That damn screaming witch of the 2000s has ruined me.

[–]speedy_slowzales 36 points37 points ago

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Agreed, the problem for me was that I fell for it around five times in a short period. After that I just avoid anything that has the slightest hint of being something like that.

[–]LoserUnfollowing 14 points15 points ago

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I watched everything except the dot first time through.

[–]omfghi2u 15 points16 points ago

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Same, I was very wary. I don't trust "hey focus riiiightt here for like 30 seconds" things anymore. Damn scary witch ruining cool optical illusions for everyone.

[–]unrealious 17 points18 points ago

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I powered down my computer, pulled the plugs from the wall outlets, snipped the wires, put a black cloth over the monitor and went out back for the big sledgehammer.... because you can never be too careful about these Animated GIF's.

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It works by overloading your receptors with the colours of the first image much like staring at the sun overloads your eyes and blinds you (you are staring at a bright LCD afterall)

When the coulours are removed what happens is the receptors can only now see the spectrum that is left having removed the previous colour.

Your brain then overlays this into the current picture until the receptors calm down and cease to function in a crazy overloaded way.

[–]unrealious 37 points38 points ago

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Witchcraft. Got it, thanks.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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we technomages know all.

Expect me when you see me.

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    [–]NonTrivialPursuit 3 points4 points ago

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    HTTP handlers can make a .gif url serve a .exe file. It doesn't fool your computer, just saying you can't necessarily trust URLs.

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      [–]Anthaneezy 198 points199 points ago

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      Less of a man? No.

      You are a battle-worn Internet veteran.

      [–]etherghost 31 points32 points ago

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      with combat stripes

      [–]conbrn 44 points45 points ago

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      The internet is a battlefield, I've seen it all. Scary mazes, Rick Rolls, spam, lolcats, viruses even the blue waffle. Some people ask why we do it and I tell them "We do it for the lulz".

      [–]GalacticNexus 8 points9 points ago

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      I'm proud to say I've yet to expose myself to this "blue waffle", though my mind has conjured up an image that's bad enough as it is from people's descriptions of the horror when they first saw it.

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          [–]unrealious 2 points3 points ago

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          Truthfully what I do with GIF's is turn my head to the side, just in case.

          My peripherals let me know when the image changes and I can steal a glance in a moment of my own choosing, while braced for the worst.

          [–]rntksi 31 points32 points ago

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          Everytime I see a .gif, I make sure to look at the comments first.

          [–]zanderzool 1 point2 points ago

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          I don't always watch .gifs... But when I do, I look at the comments first to anticipate a possible scary pop-up face.

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            [–]iamalamp 44 points45 points ago

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            Definitely was horrified of that happening. I've had my heart broken too many times that way.

            [–]Patti234 31 points32 points ago

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            I thought I was safer staring at the loading bar for the first run, just to make sure the witch wouldn't catch me by surprise.

            [–]SgtBanana 1 point2 points ago

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            I continued staring at the dot, knowing full well that it could be a "screamer" .gif without the sound. I have no clue as to why I was so trusting, but it paid off.

            [–]Irvin700 7 points8 points ago

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            Dude, I was prepared for that I assure you. It was instinctive for me to hold my breath and be ready for speaker-blowing scream.

            [–]al0newestand 3 points4 points ago

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            relevant

            [–]Kebre 8 points9 points ago

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            Am I more of a man if I turned up my speakers and hoped for a screaming witch?

            [–]footballersrok 4 points5 points ago

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            You are more of a man with a very specific fetish.

            [–]lucky5150 2 points3 points ago

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            I can't even watch a youtube video with out waiting for it to load then scrolling through it quickly to make sure nothing is going to scream at me!

            [–]PsyErryDay 2 points3 points ago

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            That bitch made my ear bleed.

            [–]emjay101 2 points3 points ago

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            lol I did the same... Note to self: if you ever go to make a scaregif, insert the scary part at the end of the second loop. Or better don't because those gifs suck. This one has blown my mind tho

            [–]OutSanity 1 point2 points ago

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            I used to be really paranoid of every semi-suspicious YouTube video a couple years back when I was still 13 or so. I would mute the volume, pause the video, and skip to the end..

            Actually saved me a couple times.

            Then I made my own, I was a little shit, lol.

            [–]psiphre 1 point2 points ago

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            back around 2003, i had a friend who told everyone that he was colorblind. everyone knows that i'm a curious fellow, so when i asked him to do this color blindness test, he humored me and thought nothing of it. my speakers were up quite loud, and he studied the final puzzle quite intently...

            [–]avidbrandy 1 point2 points ago

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            That's exactly what I did. This is cool though. Anybody else do it several times?

            If you let it be color and then look at a different part of the picture it all goes black and white, but then look back at the dot, it goes color again.

            I had too much fun playing with this.

            [–]RichardPeterJohnson 4 points5 points ago*

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            Yes.

            gifs can't hurt you.

            Edit to add: Don't let some asswipe run your life. Look fearlessly at things that might be cool. If an occasional shock gif gets through, that's a small price to pay for freedom.

            [–]GilbertM 6 points7 points ago

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            Nope.

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              [–]Etab 44 points45 points ago

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              I like the progress bar in the first part of the image. Normally, when they say to stare "for a minute or two", I lose concentration.

              [–]piuch 49 points50 points ago

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              I opened the image, read the text, looked at the dot. Suddenly saw the progress bar filling up and for a second I was actually impressed by this apparent optical illusion. That was when I realized that I'm a retard. ಠ_ಠ

              [–]gorramshiny 2 points3 points ago*

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              I did the same thing. Afterwards, I looked around to see if anyone saw my look of amazement that quickly turned to shame.

              [–]Delinas 92 points93 points ago

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              ...wanna make your own? http://www.johnsadowski.com/color_illusion_tutorial.html

              [–]RalphHinkley 5 points6 points ago

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              Thanks for that. I did make my own by ripping apart the .gif in Gimp and then assembling a new version with the same steps. Worked good but always wished I had documented the steps since it's super easy work.

              [–]Skulltown_Jelly 5 points6 points ago

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              goatse incoming...

              [–]toodice 1 point2 points ago

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              I viewed the comments purely to find out how to do this.

              Have an upvote sir.

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                [–]Pravusmentis 47 points48 points ago

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                it's fun! You want to try some other things?

                Spin your ankle in a circle in one direction, then take your finger and move you hand in a circle going the other way. Many times this will cause your foot to stop and turn the direction your hand is going.

                Put both of your hands in front of you. Make one do a 'thumbs up' and the other just point with your index finger. Then quickly switch them (i.e. make the hand that was just pointing now just have its thumb up). This can be confusing and difficult at first.

                Not quite related but you can try to make your self gleek but pushing your tongue towards your front teeth on the roof of your mouth and jutting your bottom jaw outward at the same time.

                There are many cool 'tricks' to doing all sorts of things, however I feel like I am forgetting another cool bar trick

                [–][deleted] 65 points66 points ago

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                Angelfire.com still exists! MIND = BLOWN

                [–]anarchyrabbit 5 points6 points ago

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                Angelfire websites still looks like shit! MIND = BLOWN

                [–]bockyPT 17 points18 points ago

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                MIND != BLOWN

                There, I FTFY.

                [–]thetoastmonster 19 points20 points ago

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                Stand in a doorway with your arms to your side. Now try to raise your arms, keeping them straight at the elbow, pressing the top of your hand against the doorframe.

                Exert as much force as you can, and then when your arms feel exhausted relax them and step out of the doorway. Your arms will raise by themselves.

                [–]readyfuels 8 points9 points ago

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                When I was little, I had a book that said to do this with the sides of the doorframe. My arms were too long. Now, I see this reappear... and i'm too short to do it with the top of the doorframe. :(

                [–]Jower 58 points59 points ago

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                The hell kind of freaky arms do you have?

                Stand in a doorway. Push your arms out to the sides. Works with just 1 arm too

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                [–]readyfuels 16 points17 points ago

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                Well, this is embarrassing.

                For some reason I thought you had to be able to extend your arms fully.

                Also, thank you for the drawing.

                [–]Phenomena0 8 points9 points ago

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                I fucking love the exclamation mark legs. Upvote.

                [–]theresaviking 4 points5 points ago

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                upvote for typographic diagram

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                    [–]eridius 5 points6 points ago

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                    Interestingly, the ankle/hand spinning is only a problem if you use the foot and hand on the same side. If you use your left foot and right hand (or vice versa) there's no problem.

                    [–]mirthcontrol 7 points8 points ago

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                    If you hold an egg in the palm of your hand and very slowly close your fingers around it, you can squeeze it as hard as you like and it won't break! This is because the pressure equalizes as you squeeze.

                    Go and try it! Impress your friends!

                    [–]Turtlelover73 15 points16 points ago

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                    No.

                    [–]EasilyAmus3d 2 points3 points ago

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                    My friend told me this a while back. I called bullshit and immediately tried it. I was shocked when I found myself unable to break the damned thing.

                    Explanation

                    [–]uzusan 3 points4 points ago

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                    I was taught a slightly different way of multiply numbers in my head that might be useful to people rather than the whole africa thing it mentions there.

                    Using 15x13 as the example:

                    first you get rid of the 10s in the second number by adding 0 to the first number, and multiplying by the amount of 10's giving you 150, remember this number. That leaves you with just 15 x 3, giving 45. Add the numbers giving, 150 + 45 = 195.

                    Another example:

                    14 x 28

                    =(280) + (14x8)

                    =(280) + (112)

                    =392.

                    The first step there, you are mentally splitting it into (14 x 20) + (14 x 8). The 14 x 20 is easy, add a 0 to the 14, then double it. (giving first 140, then 280). I actually ended up splitting out the 14 x 8 in my head as well to (8 x 10) + (8 x 4) which is (80) + (32) giving 112.

                    You can also add the 80 to the 280 before doing the last 8x4. This works better if there are multiple splits you are doing and you can keep a running total, so you end up with this (i've expanded each step, to try and make it a bit more obvious):

                    14 x 28

                    = (14 x 20) + (14 x 8)

                    = (280) + (14 x 8)

                    = (280) + (10 x 8) + (4 x 8)

                    = (280) + (80) + (4 x 8)

                    = (360) + (4 x 8)

                    = (360) + (32)

                    = 392.

                    The more you do it the quicker it becomes, i've been using this for years to work out numbers in my head quickly. Using this method all you are ever doing is single digit multiplication and keeping track of maybe 3 or 4 numbers at a time, depending on the numbers.

                    It works for higher numbers as well, but once you get over 100 it can get a bit tricky keeping track of everything. At that point, it becomes a task to keep everything straight and any speed advantage you get from not writing things down / getting a calculator is lost and it becomes a parlour trick.

                    [–]omniloathe 5 points6 points ago

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                    find 14*30 = 420

                    420 - 14 -14 = 392

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                      [–]just_kitten 1 point2 points ago

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                      Holy shit, so that's the word for what I used to do obsessively as a kid when being forced to have lunch. I used to put a piece of newspaper at a distance and attempt to get my spit on it. Could tell when I was all out of fluid and would eat only to get the glands going again. Sadly, I'll always be associating the word with people who like that show which autotunerapes old classics with no impunity whatsoever.

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                        [–]Dirly 77 points78 points ago

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                        damn science you SCARY

                        [–]illkurok 1 point2 points ago

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                        Not blinking just depletes the chemicals that help register those colors. When it swaps to grey scale guess which ones aren't depleted?

                        [–]detourxp 9 points10 points ago

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                        Relevant.

                        http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/

                        [–]Hedja 2 points3 points ago

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                        Why eyes follow mouse?

                        [–]trollface-downvote 25 points26 points ago

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                        TITLE = OVERUSED

                        [–]pletion 19 points20 points ago

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                        I have done this 17x now.

                        [–]nanodroid 22 points23 points ago

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                        repost from a few days ago...with same. exact. title...

                        [–]bailz 3 points4 points ago

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                        Somebody call Buttermaker, the repost narc.

                        [–]binarybandit 1 point2 points ago

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                        Seriously. If i cared for karma at all, i'd save it and repost it next week for free karma ಠ_ಠ

                        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                        link

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                          [–]rasherdk 6 points7 points ago

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                          Same effect that produces colours that don't exist: imaginary red

                          [–]endos1207 4 points5 points ago

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                          I didn't look at the dot and I still saw color for a split second - and now I'm wondering if the color image is in the gif or not. Can someone confirm/deny this?

                          [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                          There's not a color image in there. put the image URL in here and it will show you all the individual frames:

                          http://toxicdump.org/labs/frameviewer/viewer.php

                          [–]mcoticch 6 points7 points ago

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                          Am I the only one that thought looking at the dot created an illusion that the loading bar was increasing?

                          THAT would've been a MIND = BLOWN

                          [–]EVILFISH 2 points3 points ago

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                          wow a repost = mind bored

                          [–]superjojo29 7 points8 points ago

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                          is this the sort of magic that Apple uses on their products?

                          [–]FuzzDarkness 5 points6 points ago

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                          The internet has made me naturally skeptical of .gifs like these. I have to watch them once through out of the corner of my eye to make sure they're not one of those CRAZY THING JUMP OUT AT YOU .gifs

                          [–]ketchy_shuby 4 points5 points ago

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                          Mind still intact.

                          [–]fani 3 points4 points ago

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                          Your mind blows easily.

                          [–]AmberHeartsDisney 8 points9 points ago

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                          I stopped watching cause i thought a ghost was gonna pop out lol

                          [–]ColdHotCool 1 point2 points ago

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                          Never saw it before But I knew how our eyes work so I sorta expected it

                          Our eyes have a central foveal vision where the light falls onto a space about a mm sq. In this area there is a very large % of cone photoreceptors which pick up the colour in items (and focus/sharpness) and the further away you get from the CFV you get more Rods receptors which pick up light, In the dark you use these Rods to pick out detail while the cone receptors mainly sit inactive.

                          [–]fatmallards 1 point2 points ago

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                          This is just the opponent process theory right?

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                            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                            This phenomenon is called afterimage. In this example it is negative afterimage. The color stays for a moment as your rods and cones adjust see: Wiki

                            My color theory professor told our class that afterimage is part of why nurses / MDs choose certain colors for scrubs because other colors seem to blend in too much following hours of work.

                            [–]windsostrange 1 point2 points ago

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                            Groovy. My brain is still convinced there's colour after 30-60 seconds or more. As long as I don't move my eyes at all, the tans and greens remain. Awesome.

                            [–]neofirestorm 1 point2 points ago

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                            Repost repost, gotta' see me some reposts. ಠ_ಠ

                            [–]IntriguinglyRandom 1 point2 points ago

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                            This is another cool optical trick I came across while looking at stuff like what you posted. It kinda makes your vision distorted for about 30 seconds. (and no, it's not a scary vid)

                            [–]kolossal 1 point2 points ago

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                            Every single time I see a thread named "Mind = blown" or w/e I expect my mind to be blown. I'm always disappointed.

                            [–]UrbanerMezei 1 point2 points ago

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                            What is this wizardry.

                            [–]curlyfries10 1 point2 points ago

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                            ok im only commenting cause im drunk right now, but suddenly extremely interested. it changes and i see colors, but when i look to read the text it changes to black and white. are my eyes streets behind?

                            [–]bonytony21 1 point2 points ago*

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                            My mind is only blown that people are still amazed at this. This is as old as time. The roots of the discovery of aftereffect can even be linked to Aristotle in 350BC.

                            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_aftereffect#History

                            [–]zlucas 1 point2 points ago

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                            Mind = Unblown

                            Opponent Color Process Theory. Look it up.

                            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                            It doesn't work when it's a repost.

                            [–]meowdragon 1 point2 points ago

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                            No need to stare at that particular dot. If you stare at ANY specific point in the image when it switches to B&W, you'll still see color.

                            [–]big99bird 2 points3 points ago

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                            Who else checked the volume on their computer to make sure it didn't start screaming?

                            [–]DaiFonz 3 points4 points ago

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                            but it's a .gif -... ಠ_ಠ

                            [–]Danger_Zone 4 points5 points ago

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                            So what does it mean if it didn't work for me?

                            [–]MrMcChew 5 points6 points ago

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                            It mean you're blind. Or you're a dog.

                            You probably just moved your eyes when it switched to black and white. Keep staring at the dot and don't blink.

                            [–]ialsolovebees 1 point2 points ago

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                            It means you're trying to be a cool-guy non-conformist folk.

                            [–]MBhustler 7 points8 points ago

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                            You believe in God or something equally silly

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                              [–]drzaeus 2 points3 points ago

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                              Someone's been getting high and reading Highlights, haven't they?

                              [–]jonny360 0 points1 point ago

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                              WITCHCRAFT

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                              [–]Wingly 3 points4 points ago

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                              Yup. This is how they take old black and white pictures/movies and restore them as colored

                              [–]frickendevil 13 points14 points ago

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                              No, to colorize a black and white movie, they use color masks as overlays on the original black and white.

                              The way this illusion works is that the negative of the image saturates the opposite color receptors in your eyes and when it swaps to black and white, the white of your monitor (which is red + green + blue, not actual white light) triggers only the original colors until your eye can reset all the receptors.

                              [–]Wingly 1 point2 points ago

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                              Yeah. (did research) Your right. I was just talking out my ass.

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                                [–]HardCorwen 6 points7 points ago

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                                please explain how they do this. like, explain the process please.

                                [–]dwehrietke 1 point2 points ago

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                                How can they manage to do that without a negative of the colored version they're trying to make?

                                [–]sireatalot 2 points3 points ago

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                                That's the hard part.

                                [–]pickapot 1 point2 points ago

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                                I noticed this when I was really young... got obsessed with it for a while lol ... tried it with every picture i could get my hands on :P

                                [–]TimMitchell -3 points-2 points ago

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                                OLD AS SHIT

                                [–]armchairnixon 26 points27 points ago

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                                So? It's still awesome, and tons of people have never seen it.

                                [–]Julian_Berryman 20 points21 points ago

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                                One of these days, I'm going to snap and repost every single fucking Reddit article ever submitted ever.

                                [–]modestmajesty 3 points4 points ago

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                                only the awesome ones, please.

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                                      [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                      What kind of sorcery is this?!

                                      [–]bradwasheresoyeah 0 points1 point ago

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                                      K, these are always cool but they have been on the net for ages. It's more like Mind= blown 10 years ago.

                                      [–]LittleLotte 2 points3 points ago

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                                      witchcraft

                                      [–]d3v0 0 points1 point ago

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                                      If you're looking for tons more illusions like this: http://www.moillusions.com/

                                      [–]unintentions 0 points1 point ago

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                                      When I looked at it the 2nd time, I made sure to look at the entire thing, not just the dot, and didn't focus on it until the very last second when the progress bar was running out..It seemed to change to color for a fraction of a second and then directly to black & white...Seems like a created illusion to me rather than a real one. Am I seeing this wrong???

                                      [–]frickendevil 6 points7 points ago

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                                      You are supposed to focus on the dot, here is what is happening;

                                      • Your eyes have cones and rods, (cones see colours, rods see black and white, or the other way around, that part isn't important). The way they see colour is by a protein that changes its shape when exposed to the right frequency of light. The reverse process is not instantaneous.
                                      • The image is first in the negatives of the original, ie the opposite colour of what it is supposed to be. It then changes to black and white.
                                      • When the change happens, what was once a colour now changes to black and white, a mixture of "no colour" and "all colours together" respectively. The change happens, and all the "opposite" colours receptors are already oversaturated, and can't see the opposite colour at all. All that is left is the original colour.
                                      • If you are moving your eyes around, even slightly, it can cause the "resetting" to happen faster, or the receptors won't get saturated. This means when it swaps to black and white, you won't have as much of an effect.

                                      [–]Reidmcc 1 point2 points ago

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                                      I think so. I was able to get the color illusion to maintain for about 15 seconds by not focusing my eyes after it switched. If it were a created illusion it would be the same length of colored time for each viewing.

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                                        [–]graybick 0 points1 point ago

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                                        After Image

                                        [–]PowerJosl 0 points1 point ago

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                                        was I the only one that was expecting some kind of horrible monster to pop up at the end?

                                        what have you done to me, internet!?!

                                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                        If I keep staring the color stays there until I move my eyes. After repeating the loop a few times I can now get the color to come back to the b&w version by staring at the dot again.

                                        Goes to show the caching going on in the brain. Wonder how you control F5 it... lol

                                        [–]codyjake 0 points1 point ago

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                                        The whole picture seemed to be in color, not just the walls

                                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I like that the color disappears as soon as you move you eyes.

                                        [–]solid7 0 points1 point ago

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                                        stupid lag!

                                        [–]naturalcauzes 0 points1 point ago

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                                        So...I tried a couple of things. I noticed that no matter what I do, the screen flashes a color depiction for a fraction of a second if not a full second, then goes to black and white. No dot-staring necessary.

                                        [–]Haylo3 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Ah! My retinas deceive me!

                                        [–]anarchyrabbit 0 points1 point ago

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                                        We have found Chris Angel's Reddit account!

                                        [–]HighScoreBitch 0 points1 point ago

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                                        This is madness!

                                        [–]inuizzy 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I sat here staring at the image waiting for it to change then realized I was using androids web app and gifs don't work.... derp.

                                        [–]Zeraphil 0 points1 point ago

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                                        What's also awesome is that if the gif was longer, and you could keep your vision centered on the dot, you would actually "see" the image's "colors" degrade over time.

                                        [–]drusteeby 0 points1 point ago

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                                        At first I thought that the illusion was that the bar was loading when I was looking at the dot facepalm

                                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Who created this? I need to see if they weigh less than a duck.

                                        [–]LoadFloppyDisk3 0 points1 point ago

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                                        If you do not move your eyes from the dot it will always be in color .. thus the gif is a lie.

                                        [–]wildcat623 0 points1 point ago

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                                        mind = mildly interested in something that's 10 years old

                                        [–]impaler88 0 points1 point ago

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                                        agreed, my mind is blown.

                                        [–]dailyaffirmation 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Greygoose has plenty of taste just like the gray wall had plenty of color.

                                        It is the same as tasting the flavor in good vodka that's not there.

                                        But would you be willing to pay dearly for that?

                                        [–]Xani 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Took me a whole bunch of comment trawling before I mustered up the balls to wait for it to finish loading. Too much liquid generation in my childhood shudder

                                        [–]kakemot 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I stared at it forever. My phone doesn't like gifs.

                                        [–]comox 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Well, at least it wasn't a picture some creepy-ass hollow-eyed clown sucking the life out of a boy.

                                        [–]pelanderfunk 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Sensory adaptation, how does it work?

                                        [–]MicMcKee 0 points1 point ago

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                                        It wigs me out more that after looking away from the dot it goes B/W and looking back to the dot brings back the colours

                                        [–]Babblerabla 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Is this how they discovered how to create colored film?

                                        [–]Tw9caboose 0 points1 point ago

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                                        as long as you just stare at the dot the image stays in color

                                        [–]harry_cox 0 points1 point ago

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                                        MIND = SLIGHTLY INTRIGUED

                                        [–]browwiw 0 points1 point ago

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                                        But my brain was engineered in the Baby Jesus's workshop, you shouldn't be able to trick it like this!

                                        [–]dumbbutterfly 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Mind Fuck

                                        [–]arcturussage 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Is reddit screwing up? I could have sworn this thing was posted just a few days ago.

                                        [–]easygenius 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Meh. Cone fatigue.

                                        [–]sumsarus 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Make one with Goatse as last frame instead.

                                        [–]ALonelyParaTrooper 0 points1 point ago

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                                        This sucks, gifs dont work on android sometimes.

                                        [–]shytenda 0 points1 point ago

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                                        GET OUT OF HERE!

                                        [–]enjoyingtheride 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I just sent this as a mass email to my department at work, and I got this reply from my boss...."Stop your Gypsy tactics and get back to work!"

                                        [–]madamz 0 points1 point ago

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                                        FUCK.

                                        [–]spikeeee 0 points1 point ago

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                                        They should have used this in the days before color photography.

                                        [–]ShowPig 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Once I had established that it wasn't going to scream at me, I watched it three or four times to confirm that it was actually black and white. That was awesome.

                                        [–]Tipper213 0 points1 point ago

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                                        What is this I don't even

                                        [–]ragemcfist 0 points1 point ago

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                                        i got my mind blown so many times alrdy. one can hardly say its blown.

                                        [–]dietmoxie 0 points1 point ago

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                                        mind equaled blown 10 years ago when these were brand new

                                        [–]BarbarousWalters 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I liked it the first time around. Still do.

                                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Weird. Now I have a sudden urge to drink Coke and shop at The Gap.

                                        [–]Toast_Ghost 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Aright, which one of you switched the picture when I wasn't looking?

                                        [–]maballz 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Why am I always waiting for some scary witch face to appear?

                                        [–]DailyInsanely 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Do it and turn your head (keeping your face flat in relation to the screen)... switches between B&W and Colour.

                                        [–]Mist3rMuffin 0 points1 point ago

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                                        You made me shit my pants.

                                        [–]whitedawg 0 points1 point ago

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                                        If your MIND is BLOWN by after-image illusions, then allow me the honor of being the first to welcome you to the internet.

                                        [–]perpetual_motion 0 points1 point ago

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

                                        [–]robertolycus 0 points1 point ago

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                                        We have found a witch, might we burn her?

                                        [–]kiranhi 0 points1 point ago

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                                        i came

                                        [–]BenjiBlakeway 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Better known as "Eye Lag"

                                        [–]projump 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I was afraid of a ghost popping out, but after i found that was not the case, i did the trick 5 more times. Its amazing and I love this. Really AMAZING>

                                        [–]DoubleFelix 0 points1 point ago

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                                        This one is more effective, IMHO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3AZqOngLX0

                                        [–]mangatroll 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Sure is old. But still pretty cool.

                                        [–]jerbeartheeskimo 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I saw this and was like "HOLY SHIT I AM MAKING THE BAR MOVE WITH MY PERIFERALLS(bad sp i know)" but then I realized that it was supposed to move. I died a little inside.

                                        [–]LVKRFT 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I am commenting on this thread for the cool little tricks people are now posting.

                                        [–]LowFuel 0 points1 point ago

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                                        HEADLINE = OVERUSED

                                        [–]My_facts_are_madeup 0 points1 point ago

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                                        OMFG THAT IS SO COO.....

                                        Wait, no it's not...That's been posted here countless times...

                                        [–]BlandAnimal 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I actually read about this in my psychology class textbook. When you look at anything that is a color like the dark and light blue in this .gif, your eyes do a sort of photo-negative thing and when you look away, the imprint stays for a few seconds as the opposite color. The book had a similar example using the U.S. flag.

                                        [–]loveisfornerds 1 point2 points ago

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                                        Thank you for actually knowing what this shit is.

                                        [–]atomicgirl78 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Cool! Things like this never get old to me :)

                                        [–]InferiousX 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I hate shit like this. Makes me realize I can't even completely trust my own eyes. DAMN YOU, RODS AND CONES!

                                        [–]g2peters1 0 points1 point ago

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                                        my eyes are lying to me.

                                        [–]Themiffins 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Wow, even if you keep staring at the dot the color comes back.

                                        [–]PancakePirate 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I was half expecting a scary face to jump out screaming BLUUUURAARRRRREEAARRGGGHGHH and make me jump

                                        [–]ericpenguin 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I thought we agreed no blasphemy anymore.

                                        [–]Ididerus 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Tech Building at San Jose City College, not relevant.

                                        [–]caster 0 points1 point ago

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                                        WIENER-BOHNER 2012!!!

                                        [–]cheezphile 0 points1 point ago

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                                        this was me

                                        am i doing this right?

                                        [–]Bothofem 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I stopped watching because I knew it was going to be one of those things where some scary as hell image pops out at you..... my spidey-senses are obviously sharp today.

                                        [–]drl33t 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Whoa–thought it was Infinite Loop 1, Apple Headquarters. But it wasn't. Looked similar.

                                        [–]gittenlucky 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Some interesting results when you invert the colors too. Try inverting the colors just when it turns to black and white as well.

                                        control+option+command+8 on a mac

                                        [–]surfnaked 0 points1 point ago

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                                        If you hold your focus on the dot you will continue to see color until you refocus. Well, I did anyway.

                                        [–]Britestar 0 points1 point ago

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                                        super cool!

                                        [–]Likonium 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Tried this myself with a photo of my own, it works.

                                        [–]ripcobain 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Why isn't this on r/trees yet?

                                        [–]aMANescape 0 points1 point ago

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                                        I concurr

                                        [–]MFCH 0 points1 point ago

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                                        Is this in London, near the Eye?

                                        [–]Jackker 0 points1 point ago*

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                                        This is too cool. Now, how about a gif that allows us to see through things? For example: Clothing? You know.

                                        Or walls?

                                        *edit: For science.

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                                        Your mind is blown, cause these have been around for years...?

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