Sunday, March 10, 2013

You Won't Believe Your Eyes

I stumbled onto this video on Boing Boing.  Do cats see optical illusions?

 Here's the Illusion.  It's pretty self-explanatory.  (Click on the images for full size and full illusion.)

 
Here's the cat.




While there is no doubt that these illusions work, scientists haven't figured out why.  But it certainly adds credence to the old saw "Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see."

 Here's a few more.

Move your eyes around the image.  See the dots?

Move the image on the screen and see not only a 3-D image, but the hearts appear to move. 
Here's where you can find more:  Akiyoshi's Illusions



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12 comments:

  1. Brian MillerSunday, March 10, 2013 8:58:00 AM

    oh that last one messes with my eyes....
    too funny that the cat can actually see it...think i might mess with my cat today and see what he sees...

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  2. ellen abbottSunday, March 10, 2013 11:24:00 AM

    they are pretty amazing.

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  3. ellen abbottSunday, March 10, 2013 11:25:00 AM

    btw, you can fix your settings to not allow anonymous commenters without using the word verification.

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    1. Mr. CharlestonSunday, March 10, 2013 11:51:00 AM

      A couple of people have told me that so I'm giving it a try. I hate the word scramble thingy.

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  4. Barbara/myth makerSunday, March 10, 2013 4:22:00 PM

    Everything had the illusion for me except the hearts. What's wrong with my eyes that I didn't seeing them moving?

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  5. Pixel PeeperSunday, March 10, 2013 4:52:00 PM

    This blows my mind...that a cat would "see" the same non-existent movement that we humans do.

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  6. Tom HarperSunday, March 10, 2013 5:13:00 PM

    Those illusions are really cool. But now my eyes are spinning and I kan bearly tipe.

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  7. DougSunday, March 10, 2013 5:50:00 PM

    A person could spend a long time on that site with the illusion that hardly any time has passed at all.

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  8. Commander ZaiusSunday, March 10, 2013 7:09:00 PM

    I have an issue with my right eye, it prevents me from seeing most of the effects. It's a bummer.

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  9. Secret Agent WomanSunday, March 10, 2013 9:09:00 PM

    Those always make me a little queasy! But really interesting that a cat can see them, too.

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  10. the walking manMonday, March 11, 2013 7:25:00 AM

    even blind in my left eye, when I first looked at them peripherally I saw the movement but if I looked at them directly the movement stopped.

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  11. FrikoMonday, March 11, 2013 7:04:00 PM

    Makes me dizzy.

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