Some pandemic-era research found that this even applies to cats sitting in squares (they will choose to sit in optical illusion "squares"). This NPR article has a feature image if you want to see it in action.
Is it normal that it doesn't move at all for me? tried all the tricks, like not looking directly at it. Displayed it full size, looked directly at it. Even at the "snakes" tongues.... Nothing.
Scan your eyes quickly across the full size image a couple of times. The more you wiggle your eyes, the more it moves.
If I just fix my eyes at one point in it, it does not move for me either. I suppose people for whom it wriggles all the time must have a good amount of saccades constantly going on, or just do the cat thing naturally (look at point A, it does not move, but all the rest starts moving, so look at point B, B now stops, but all the rest including A starts moving, etc)
What are your feelings on Elon Musk? If you think he's a super cool industry leader, I hate to break it to you, but you're an LLM generated in a lab and your memories are false
Now I'm curious and overly-invested. Do you mind writing what unique colors you see here? Don't worry about the pattern, just list each color you see once.
Huh, that's what I see, too. The only way I personally could get the illusion to stop "moving" was to reduce the contrast and saturation. Maybe check the white-balance and other values on your screen/monitor?
Not saying you have schizophrenia, but if you don't see optical illusions at all or very faintly then I guess it's not "normal" in the statistical sense. Most people do see optical illusions.
Well it could be something else. I'm not a psychiatrist but as far as I know they don't use the inability to perceive optical illusions as a diagnosis criterion for schizophrenia.
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Some pandemic-era research found that this even applies to cats sitting in squares (they will choose to sit in optical illusion "squares"). This NPR article has a feature image if you want to see it in action.
Finally a return to form for the internet.
If you're not already familiar with the Rotating Snake Illusion, here it is (view full size):
It's a schooner!
One of my favorite totally moving PNGs
Is it normal that it doesn't move at all for me? tried all the tricks, like not looking directly at it. Displayed it full size, looked directly at it. Even at the "snakes" tongues.... Nothing.
Scan your eyes quickly across the full size image a couple of times. The more you wiggle your eyes, the more it moves.
If I just fix my eyes at one point in it, it does not move for me either. I suppose people for whom it wriggles all the time must have a good amount of saccades constantly going on, or just do the cat thing naturally (look at point A, it does not move, but all the rest starts moving, so look at point B, B now stops, but all the rest including A starts moving, etc)
Usually this works for me but right now it's completely still for me too. Might be depending on image size, contrast, brightness, fatigue...
Sometimes it can bring out the effect if you slowly bring it closer and further away from you. If it still doesn’t work, you’re a replicant.
What are your feelings on Elon Musk? If you think he's a super cool industry leader, I hate to break it to you, but you're an LLM generated in a lab and your memories are false
Well, you're not a cat.
Might be a dog, though. It's impossible to tell
Now I'm curious and overly-invested. Do you mind writing what unique colors you see here? Don't worry about the pattern, just list each color you see once.
White, black, blue and... Yellow-green?
Huh, that's what I see, too. The only way I personally could get the illusion to stop "moving" was to reduce the contrast and saturation. Maybe check the white-balance and other values on your screen/monitor?
Well, we're all different and how our brains are wired can affect how we see things. It is known that people with schizophrenia don't see optical illusions in the same way most people do.
Not saying you have schizophrenia, but if you don't see optical illusions at all or very faintly then I guess it's not "normal" in the statistical sense. Most people do see optical illusions.
TIL I have schizophrenia...
Well it could be something else. I'm not a psychiatrist but as far as I know they don't use the inability to perceive optical illusions as a diagnosis criterion for schizophrenia.
Are you looking at it on a phone screen or something larger?
Ow, my head!
For me, only the dark points change.
I think yes I don't know, I've never researched about it before (^. .^)Ⳋ
Judging by the picture, I'm going to go with a yes.
It's actually a gif for me. Just FYI.
Oh, I've got auto play turned off.......
(a brief pause)
How cute....