[h=1]These yellow and blue blocks appear to move one after the other, right?[/h]
[FONT=droid_sansregular]michaelbach.de[/FONT]
When the black bars are removed, you’ll see that they’re always parallel and that the black bars are distorting your brain’s deception of movement.[h=1]While it looks like the top square is much darker than the bottom, they’re exactly the same colour except at the edges. Hold your finger completely over the boundary between the two shapes (where the red arrow is pointing) and the colours will be corrected.[/h]<figure class="responsive " title="While it looks like the top square is much darker than the bottom, they’re exactly the same colour except at the edges. Hold your finger completely over the boundary between the two shapes (where the red arrow is pointing) and the colours will be corrected. " alt="While it looks like the top square is much darker than the bottom, they’re exactly the same colour except at the edges. Hold your finger completely over the boundary between the two shapes (where the red arrow is pointing) and the colours will be corrected. " data-media69="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2332-69x.jpg" data-media284="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2332-284x.jpg" data-media318="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2332-318x.jpg" data-media620="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2332-620x.jpg" data-media650="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2332-934x.jpg" data-media="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05//2332.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">
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[FONT=droid_sansregular]americanscientist.org[/FONT]
The Cornsweet illusion exploits a phenomenon in the brain known as lateral inhibition which creates more contrast between the two objects because of the differently colored edges.[h=1]These three cars may look like they’re different sizes, but in reality, they’re all exactly the same.[/h]<figure class="responsive " title="These three cars may look like they’re different sizes, but in reality, they’re all exactly the same." alt="These three cars may look like they’re different sizes, but in reality, they’re all exactly the same." data-media69="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-69x.jpg" data-media284="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-284x.jpg" data-media318="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-318x.jpg" data-media620="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-620x.jpg" data-media650="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-934x.jpg" data-media="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05//2430.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">
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[FONT=droid_sansregular]neatorama.com[/FONT]
The Ponzo illusion happens because our brains judge an object’s size based on its background. If something is the same size as another object, but looks further away, we’ll think that it’s bigger.[h=1]Stare at the green dot too long and the yellow spots will disappear. Blink and they’ll return.[/h]
[FONT=droid_sansregular]michaelbach.de[/FONT]
This illusion is called the Troxler effect and however hard it may be to believe - the yellow dots are always present. Unvarying images very quick to disappear from our awareness, especially when they’re surrounded by constantly changing imagery.
[h=1]The photograph of the Leaning Tower of Pisa on the right appears to lean more to the right. In reality, they’re identical photographs and the towers are parallel.[/h]<figure class="responsive " title="The photograph of the Leaning Tower of Pisa on the right appears to lean more to the right. In reality, they’re identical photographs and the towers are parallel. " alt="The photograph of the Leaning Tower of Pisa on the right appears to lean more to the right. In reality, they’re identical photographs and the towers are parallel. " data-media69="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/3516-69x.jpg" data-media284="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/3516-284x.jpg" data-media318="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/3516-318x.jpg" data-media620="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/3516-620x.jpg" data-media650="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/3516-934x.jpg" data-media="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05//3516.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">
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[FONT=droid_sansregular]dailymail.co.uk[/FONT]
If two towers are parallel, then from a ground perspective they’d eventually converge into one another. So, when your eyes and brain see two towers that are parallel, they assume that they must be moving apart as they rise into the air and create the resulting illusion.
[h=1]These three cars may look like they’re different sizes, but in reality, they’re all exactly the same.[/h]<figure class="responsive " title="These three cars may look like they’re different sizes, but in reality, they’re all exactly the same." alt="These three cars may look like they’re different sizes, but in reality, they’re all exactly the same." data-media69="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-69x.jpg" data-media284="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-284x.jpg" data-media318="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-318x.jpg" data-media620="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-620x.jpg" data-media650="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05/2430-934x.jpg" data-media="http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/05//2430.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"></figure>
[FONT=droid_sansregular]neatorama.com[/FONT]The Ponzo illusion happens because our brains judge an object’s size based on its background. If something is the same size as another object, but looks further away, we’ll think that it’s bigger.
Unbelievable! Wow!
stare at the green dot too long and the yellow spots will disappear. Blink and they’ll return.
[font=droid_sansregular]michaelbach.de[/font]this illusion is called the troxler effect and however hard it may be to believe - the yellow dots are always present. Unvarying images very quick to disappear from our awareness, especially when they’re surrounded by constantly changing imagery.
wow
