30 Seconds to Waste? S'plain this one to me...

[georgeinhere]

1. Stare at the red dot on the girl’s nose for 30 seconds
2. Turn your eyes towards the wall/roof or somewhere else on a plain surface
3. Keep blinking your eyes quickly!
4. What can you see?

[MBAtarga]

that's pretty cool!

[HardDrive]

I don't know, but I'd hit it.

[cstreit]

Afterimage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterimage

[Zeke]

So, it programs the rods and cones on the retina from just the dots. Cool experiment and observation.

[wdfifteen]

Wow!! If I put a red dot on The Viking's nose and stared at it, would she start to look like that?

On a related topic:
When I close my eyes, normally I see blackness, but when I'm in the shower in the morning and I close my eyes I see a roundish white spot that fills about 20% of the blackness. Anyone else experience that?

[cstreit]

Gives you a point to stare at, nothing more.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by cstreit

Gives you a point to stare at, nothing more.

Typically you would see the opposite color wise. In this case you get a full color version from a black and white. The dots have to mean something.

I studied eye sight for a project a 100 years ago. The eyes can't see shape, only color. All shapes are seen by the shadows present. Light something perfectly from all angles and it will appear 2 dimensional.

This has nothing to do with parallax.

[Tervuren]

Holy product placement batman!

Originally Posted by Zeke

Typically you would see the opposite color wise. In this case you get a full color version from a black and white. The dots have to mean something.

Invert the image in a photo editor, this is not a black and white.

[Mark Henry]

Originally Posted by cstreit

Gives you a point to stare at, nothing more.

Correct.
I've seen this before, here's a whole bunch to try most without the colour dots:
afterimage - Google Search

[URY914]

She's naked when I look at the wall.

[Bill Douglas]

Umm, I just see a blinky ceiling. Am I meant to see her naked or something?

[cstreit]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Typically you would see the opposite color wise. In this case you get a full color version from a black and white. The dots have to mean something.

I studied eye sight for a project a 100 years ago. The eyes can't see shape, only color. All shapes are seen by the shadows present. Light something perfectly from all angles and it will appear 2 dimensional.

This has nothing to do with parallax.

Its not black and white. Definitely basic afterimage stuff. Plenty of examples. Seriously the dots don't mean anything from what I can tell....

[trekkor]

Interesting.

As an experiment, I scrolled down until the colored dots were out of view.
It no longer works for me.

With the dots in view i get the full color after image in just a few seconds, not the full 30.


KT

[slodave]

If you invert the image in PS and do the same trick, you see the image from the OP.

[M.D. Holloway]

cant'...stop...staring...

[Burnin' oil]

How do I explain to my wife why I want to put a red dot on her nose?

[RWebb]

you say "honey - I'm really excited about your afterimage!"

[yetibone]

Originally Posted by trekkor

Interesting.

As an experiment, I scrolled down until the colored dots were out of view.
It no longer works for me.

With the dots in view i get the full color after image in just a few seconds, not the full 30.


KT

Me too. I thought there might be some correlation to the dots being the primary colors of light, and that they're tricking me into seeing the afterimage in full color for a moment.

[Rusty Heap]

very cool, thanks for sharing.