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Results: Mind Games

Published on 01/14/2019
By: ghahrem5
2096
Trivia
1.
1.
The mind is a powerful tool, but sometimes our mind loves to play games on us. For example, this optical illusion above. Look at the above photo. What do you see in the center of the above image: wavy lines or zig-zag ones? Most people see both — double wavy lines and double angled zig-zag lines alternating. Now look at the lines as they appear over the black and white area of the photo. What do you see now? The truth is all the lines are wavy. There are actually no angled lines. When a wavy line is perceived as a zigzag line, it's called curvature blindness, according to a new study by Kohske Takahashi, Ph.D., an associate professor of experimental psychology at Chukyo University in Japan. So, what did you see?
The mind is a powerful tool, but sometimes our mind loves to play games on us. For example, this optical illusion above. Look at the above photo. What do you see in the center of the above image: wavy lines or zig-zag ones? Most people see both — double wavy lines and double angled zig-zag lines alternating. Now look at the lines as they appear over the black and white area of the photo. What do you see now? The truth is all the lines are wavy. There are actually no angled lines. When a wavy line is perceived as a zigzag line, it's called curvature blindness, according to a new study by Kohske Takahashi, Ph.D., an associate professor of experimental psychology at Chukyo University in Japan. So, what did you see?
I saw both wavy lines and angled zig-zag lines
80%
1683 votes
I saw just wavy lines
13%
262 votes
I saw just zig-zag lines
5%
104 votes
Did not even do it
13%
273 votes
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2.
The so-called Cafe Wall Illusion has been described as a checkerboard with the squares slightly jumbled or off-kilter. The alternating light and dark squares do not line up directly with the squares on the rows above and below them. The result is that the horizontal lines in between each row appear to be slanted. In reality, the horizontal lines are perfectly parallel with one another and totally straight. Most theories for explaining why the eye is fooled by such patterns have to do with people first focusing on the contrast between the light and dark spaces. They subconsciously use this contrast to define all the other shapes in the image in their mind even before they have focused on all the parts of the picture. Did you see the horizontal lines as slanted, or perfectly parallel?
The so-called Cafe Wall Illusion has been described as a checkerboard with the squares slightly jumbled or off-kilter. The alternating light and dark squares do not line up directly with the squares on the rows above and below them. The result is that the horizontal lines in between each row appear to be slanted. In reality, the horizontal lines are perfectly parallel with one another and totally straight. Most theories for explaining why the eye is fooled by such patterns have to do with people first focusing on the contrast between the light and dark spaces. They subconsciously use this contrast to define all the other shapes in the image in their mind even before they have focused on all the parts of the picture. Did you see the horizontal lines as slanted, or perfectly parallel?
Slanted
55%
1157 votes
Parallel
11%
232 votes
Slanted at first, but quickly saw them as parallel
30%
619 votes
Did not attempt it
15%
314 votes
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3.
In this image, the horizontal bar in the middle of the picture is one solid color. However, the changing gradient behind the bar makes it seem like the color of the bar itself is changing as it goes from left to right. If the viewer uses their hands to block the background, it becomes obvious that the whole bar is indeed only one shade of gray. This trick shows that people tend to make assumptions based on surroundings rather than looking only at a singular object. This may seem like a flaw in humans' abilities of perception (the inability to look at an object without being influenced by the background), but it could also be seen as a positive trait (being able to look at the "big picture"). Did this illusion fool you?
In this image, the horizontal bar in the middle of the picture is one solid color. However, the changing gradient behind the bar makes it seem like the color of the bar itself is changing as it goes from left to right. If the viewer uses their hands to block the background, it becomes obvious that the whole bar is indeed only one shade of gray. This trick shows that people tend to make assumptions based on surroundings rather than looking only at a singular object. This may seem like a flaw in humans' abilities of perception (the inability to look at an object without being influenced by the background), but it could also be seen as a positive trait (being able to look at the
Yes
61%
1270 votes
No
31%
641 votes
Did not try it
20%
411 votes
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