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awesome optical illusion

Aug. 20th, 2009 at 12:55 PM

mckitterick

This is just too cool. Had to share (from Richard Wiseman's blog):

Click the image to see the blog entry.

Poll #1446409 awesome optical illusion

Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 51

What do you see in this image?

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Concentric circles.

22(43.1%)

A spiral.

15(29.4%)

Lots of little boxes that beckon me back to my home universe.

9(17.6%)

Ah, my eyes! I'm blind!

5(9.8%)

Best,
Chris

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mckitterick

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:09 pm (UTC)

That's actually what I saw first, too. I meant to put this in as an option:

"Interlocking Spirograph-type design"

But I clicked "post poll" too soon, and one can't edit 'em.

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amysisson

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:44 pm (UTC)

I wish I still had mine!

It's funny, while I knew it was concentric circles, my eyes really did see "spiral".

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scarlettina

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:17 pm (UTC)

I'm seeing a spirograph-like thing, too. I clicked "spiral" because it seemed closest.

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countrycousin

Aug. 20th, 2009 09:02 pm (UTC)

Yeah, I'd probably have gone with "Interlocking Spirograph-type design". What I actually saw was a circle where I looked and spirals outside. That morphed to circles when I looked at them directly. Weird.

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desperance

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:15 pm (UTC)

Exactly that. I have tracked them with my eyes, and I know they are circles - but God, my head does not wish to accept that. It is bloody hard to look upon...

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queenmomcat

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:20 pm (UTC)

"All of the above"/"none of the above" are often useful additions to polls.

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drpaisley

Aug. 21st, 2009 12:55 am (UTC)

Along with the ever-popular "I wish to complain about this poll." And "clicky!"

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holyoutlaw

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:23 pm (UTC)

I can see the concentric circles, but have to work at it. And even if I follow the third-in circle carefully, it's difficult for me to resolve as a circle.

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clevermanka

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:25 pm (UTC)

I understand the mechanics/illusion of the spiral, but I don't see it, myself. Seeing the concentric circles comes more naturally, but mostly what I see are little boxes, arranged in circular shapes.

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nottygypsy

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:32 pm (UTC)

This

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clevermanka

Aug. 20th, 2009 06:40 pm (UTC)

GMTA!

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silverfae

Aug. 21st, 2009 02:56 am (UTC)

Since I tend to look at the center of things first, I saw the first ring and knew concentric circles, but it was fun to also "see" the spirals in the box patterns.

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tully01

Aug. 20th, 2009 09:02 pm (UTC)

My eyes "see" the spriograph efect, but my brain knows it's circles.

And both are calling me back to my home universe before I go blind.

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dragonet2

Aug. 20th, 2009 09:29 pm (UTC)

I saw it already

Maybe on Bad Astronomer, so I know what's going on with it.

So I'm standing down from the poll.

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newroticgirl

Aug. 21st, 2009 12:48 am (UTC)

I saw the spiral first, then traced it with my mouse and saw that it was circles!! Mind = boggled. ;) Now I'm gonna stare at it until I figure out how it works.....

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garyomaha

Aug. 21st, 2009 12:01 pm (UTC)

I am going to say this only because it has such fond memories for me, and perhaps at least one other person on your list will also have the recollection:

It looks to me strikingly similar to the old ABC American Contemporary Radio logo of the 60s-70s.

Edited at 2009-08-21 12:01 pm (UTC)

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