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June 9th, 2003, 07:13 AM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
That's a neat optical illusion! 
Do you see the same thing I see? When I move my head towards the screen, the inner circle turns counter-clockwise and the outer circle turns clockwise. When I move my head away from the screen, the directions reverse. But if I look directly at the diamonds and move my head, it doesn't turn.
It's interesting how the shadow effect affects our depth perception on those diamond shapes. The diamonds near the top of the circles appear to be raised, and the bottom ones appear to be depressed. Somewhere on the sides, there's a transition point where the mind switches its perception from raised to depressed, but as I keep staring at it, that transition point keeps changing. If I turn my head 90 degrees, then whichever side of the circle which is now my "top" looks raised and the "bottom" looks depressed. |
June 9th, 2003, 07:14 AM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
You've been tricked by one too many link in the past Ed. I'd never post such a tricky link. Or would I... hmm...
If you stare at a point halfway between the dot in the center and the right side of the circles and move your head, it looks really funny. The left sides of the circles seem to rotate, but the right sides don't! 
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June 9th, 2003, 05:26 PM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
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June 9th, 2003, 05:32 PM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
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June 9th, 2003, 05:36 PM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
If you stare at a point halfway between the dot in the center and the right side of the circles and move your head, it looks really funny. The left sides of the circles seem to rotate, but the right sides don't!
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Proving once again Fyron has too much time on his hands. 
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June 9th, 2003, 05:38 PM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
Odd. They rotate when I move head back and forth.
But they don't when I grab monitor and push it and pull. May be because I could not make it drink as much beer as me
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
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Do you see the same thing I see?
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All I saw was a BIG single boob with a very small nipple, but then again I am an old perve, so I doubt that we saw the same thing... |
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