If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page.

(New Scientist) Cool I said, WATCH HOW THIS ILLUSION MAKES YOU BLIND   (newscientist.com) divider line 39
More: Cool, gradients, Tokyo Institute of Technology, magic, brightness  
•       •       •

10920 clicks; posted to Geek » on 05 Nov 2011 at 11:58 AM   |  Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook   more»   |    Get this fabulous T-Shirt and impress the methane out of your friends! shirt it!



39 Comments   (+0 »)
   
 
VaportrailFilms
2011-11-05 12:02:10 PM
I wonder if it works on reality TV.
 
Ivo Shandor
2011-11-05 12:03:09 PM
img685.imageshack.us
 
Brick-House
2011-11-05 12:09:35 PM
I CAN STILL SEE!!!
 
m1ke
2011-11-05 12:10:55 PM
Illusions dad! You don't have time for my illusions!

/tricks are something a whore does for money.
//or candy!
 
Petit_Merdeux [TotalFark]
2011-11-05 12:11:02 PM
Don't yell! I'm not Anne Frank!
 
DarkJohnson [TotalFark]
2011-11-05 12:12:28 PM
Didn't work, I must be BLIND!!!

CAN YOU STILL HEAR ME???
 
Masso
2011-11-05 12:22:06 PM
didn't work for me.
 
BigLuca
2011-11-05 12:24:41 PM
Was there suppose to be an illusion on that page, did adblock block it, or is that the joke?
 
Sargun
2011-11-05 12:28:26 PM
BigLuca: Was there suppose to be an illusion on that page, did adblock block it, or is that the joke?

You have to watch the video.
 
munko [TotalFark]
2011-11-05 12:29:20 PM
illusions of lisa ann make me go blind.
 
ryant123 [TotalFark]
2011-11-05 12:38:49 PM
Wow, one of the letters sort of faded out for about a half second after I watched it for the fifth time. How amazing!
 
ABQGOD
2011-11-05 12:42:27 PM
Wow, some letters faded away before I had a chance to make a mental note of what they all were. I guess that proves I didn't even them see them? How amazing!
 
BigLuca
2011-11-05 12:43:59 PM
Sargun: BigLuca: Was there suppose to be an illusion on that page, did adblock block it, or is that the joke?

You have to watch the video.

I figured it out, adblock was blocking it for some reason. I find it humorous that I could not see the illusion video. How ironic.

/is not ironic
 
prjindigo
2011-11-05 12:59:11 PM
These scientifically designed optical illusions would work much better if the farking videos didn't have banner adds popping up all the time.
 
SleepySuperhero
2011-11-05 12:59:31 PM
Read the text below the video. If towards the end you only see a few letters, then it did work.
 
Jclark666
2011-11-05 01:05:29 PM
I spent a while wondering what letters were missing from 'SOCOIOEONOCOEO' that would make a real word. Then I realized that I wasn't supposed to be able to see the Os. Science 101, biatches: controlling the enviroment is key to consistent results.
 
Sargun
2011-11-05 01:08:40 PM
BigLuca: Sargun: BigLuca: Was there suppose to be an illusion on that page, did adblock block it, or is that the joke?

You have to watch the video.

I figured it out, adblock was blocking it for some reason. I find it humorous that I could not see the illusion video. How ironic.

/is not ironic

My adblock didn't block it. D:
 
Pro Zack
2011-11-05 01:25:07 PM
Was expecting this kind of illusion /disappointed.

www.funvideoworld.com

/fap fap I'M BLIND!!!!
 
wont_eat_bugs [TotalFark]
2011-11-05 01:38:02 PM
SleepySuperhero: Read the text below the video. If towards the end you only see a few letters, then it did work.

I'm trying to but my monitor just feels a bit dusty.
 
Im_Gumby
2011-11-05 01:55:04 PM
theashcan.com

It's a schooner.
 
Colour_out_of_Space
2011-11-05 02:20:13 PM
If the site had had white text on a black background, it would have blinded me more effectively.
 
Im_Gumby
2011-11-05 02:24:48 PM
Colour_out_of_Space: If the site had had white text on a black background, it would have blinded me more effectively.

Yeah... who could handle that?

farm2.static.flickr.com

/get off my lawn
 
mcmnky
2011-11-05 02:34:03 PM
Masso: didn't work for me.

Yeah, it it's lame.
 
ronin7
2011-11-05 02:42:32 PM
hmm tabbed away during the commercial, when i tabbed back it was over... So I guess in a away I didn't see the letters.
 
The sound of one hand clapping
2011-11-05 03:13:10 PM
Sooo, if the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is MIT... the Tokyo Institute of Technology is..

Yeah, they might want to change the name.
 
utah dude
2011-11-05 03:39:35 PM
optical illusion? all i saw was an article? man, they're good.

where's the sub-link?
 
ChrisDe
2011-11-05 03:50:46 PM
The sound of one hand clapping: Sooo, if the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is MIT... the Tokyo Institute of Technology is..

Yeah, they might want to change the name.

Do they have a sports program? Because a tailgate party with TIT Tech vs. Ball State would be awesome.
 
import silvia
2011-11-05 04:23:25 PM
It worked! The papa johns add started and very shortly there after I could not see the page at all.
 
Guidette Frankentits
2011-11-05 04:28:30 PM
prjindigo: These scientifically designed optical illusions would work much better if the farking videos didn't have banner adds popping up all the time.

This

Jclark666: I spent a while wondering what letters were missing

And that's why this video fails, you have to look at the dot the entire time. Looking at the words moves the blind spots to another location making all the letters visible instead of making the O's invisible
 
Clockwork Kumquat
2011-11-05 04:40:53 PM
"Hey, come and stare at this thing! It makes you temporarily blind! You've got to try it!"
 
TKM
2011-11-05 05:28:19 PM
That was pretty cool.



Right up to the part where my girlfriend went a little funny and beat the crap out of the whole bar.
 
Uewebawo
2011-11-05 05:34:52 PM
Guidette Frankentits: And that's why this video fails, you have to look at the dot the entire time. Looking at the words moves the blind spots to another location making all the letters visible instead of making the O's invisible

dunno. I tried it twice, making sure to stare at the dot the second time, and it still didn't work for me. I was wondering what the hell word SOCOIOEONOCOEO was supposed to be.
 
The My Little Pony Killer [TotalFark]
2011-11-05 08:52:42 PM
I watched that video once and I can still see ALL the letters on my screen.
 
Chinchillazilla [TotalFark]
2011-11-05 09:15:50 PM
Uewebawo: Guidette Frankentits: And that's why this video fails, you have to look at the dot the entire time. Looking at the words moves the blind spots to another location making all the letters visible instead of making the O's invisible

dunno. I tried it twice, making sure to stare at the dot the second time, and it still didn't work for me. I was wondering what the hell word SOCOIOEONOCOEO was supposed to be.

Me too. O's both times, and I have a headache now.
 
Mister Peejay
2011-11-05 10:49:20 PM
One, two,

Brick-House: I CAN STILL SEE!!!

Three. Three is the number it is done, and the number in which it is done in shall be three.
 
mcmnky
2011-11-05 11:06:22 PM
Brick-House: I CAN STILL SEE!!!

But who am I?

2.bp.blogspot.com
 
Cloudchaser Sakonige the Red Wolf
2011-11-06 02:32:25 AM
Stared at the dot in the center, not averting my gaze at all for all 30 seconds, still saw all of the letters when they appeared for a brief moment before disappearing again
 
8InchFloppy
2011-11-06 05:32:43 AM
That really just made my head hurt.
 
Monkeyfark Ridiculous
2011-11-06 07:06:03 AM
Worked for me. Spiffy.
 
Displayed 39 of 39 comments

Redisplay/refresh comments

This thread is closed to new comments.

Continue Farking
Submit a Link »
 


Link here