▲ 478 ▼ Cats can see optical illusions (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 days ago by gigaqps@lemmy.world to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gigaqps@lemmy.world [S] 64 points 3 days ago* (25 children) If you're not already familiar with the Rotating Snake Illusion, here it is (view full size): permalink fedilink source hideshow 25 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago Before I knew what clickbait was, I posted this image to the Winamp Forums 20-some years ago with a title something like, "I found an animated JPEG". First time I saw the image, I printed it out too because I thought some sort of digital fuckery was going on. Never thought to test it on a cat, though... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nomad@infosec.pub 19 points 3 days ago (18 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 child) Well, you're not a cat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago Might be a dog, though. It's impossible to tell permalink fedilink source parent [–] otacon239@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foresterr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago 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) permalink fedilink source parent [–] terranoid@lemmy.cafe 9 points 3 days ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 point 2 days ago My feelings on elon musk are somewhat tragic. Started not bad but went somewhere that looks like mental illness and drug abuse. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (3 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] VeganBtw@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 child) White, black, blue and... Yellow-green? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago 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? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nomad@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days ago* Marine blue, dirty white and a snot like yellow and black permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago It didn’t work for me until I turned off night shift/orange glow and turned up my brightness. It needs to be actually white for the white spots. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 6 points 2 days ago* (3 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (2 children) TIL I have schizophrenia... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 day ago Phew. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago Are you looking at it on a phone screen or something larger? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago Usually this works for me but right now it's completely still for me too. Might be depending on image size, contrast, brightness, fatigue... permalink fedilink source parent [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago It doesn't work very well from phone size. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Airfried@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago One of my favorite totally moving PNGs permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago thank you i am going to go taunt my cats i just took the one that likes to be picked up out to see the birds, she is going to love this permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maiq@piefed.zip 3 points 2 days ago It's a schooner! permalink fedilink source parent [–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago Ow, my head! permalink fedilink source parent [+] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago Before I knew what clickbait was, I posted this image to the Winamp Forums 20-some years ago with a title something like, "I found an animated JPEG". First time I saw the image, I printed it out too because I thought some sort of digital fuckery was going on. Never thought to test it on a cat, though... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 19 points 3 days ago (18 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 child) Well, you're not a cat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago Might be a dog, though. It's impossible to tell permalink fedilink source parent [–] otacon239@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foresterr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago 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) permalink fedilink source parent [–] terranoid@lemmy.cafe 9 points 3 days ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 point 2 days ago My feelings on elon musk are somewhat tragic. Started not bad but went somewhere that looks like mental illness and drug abuse. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (3 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] VeganBtw@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 child) White, black, blue and... Yellow-green? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago 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? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nomad@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days ago* Marine blue, dirty white and a snot like yellow and black permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago It didn’t work for me until I turned off night shift/orange glow and turned up my brightness. It needs to be actually white for the white spots. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 6 points 2 days ago* (3 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (2 children) TIL I have schizophrenia... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 day ago Phew. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago Are you looking at it on a phone screen or something larger? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago Usually this works for me but right now it's completely still for me too. Might be depending on image size, contrast, brightness, fatigue... permalink fedilink source parent [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago It doesn't work very well from phone size. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 child) Well, you're not a cat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago Might be a dog, though. It's impossible to tell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago Might be a dog, though. It's impossible to tell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foresterr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago 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) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] terranoid@lemmy.cafe 9 points 3 days ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 point 2 days ago My feelings on elon musk are somewhat tragic. Started not bad but went somewhere that looks like mental illness and drug abuse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 point 2 days ago My feelings on elon musk are somewhat tragic. Started not bad but went somewhere that looks like mental illness and drug abuse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (3 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] VeganBtw@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 child) White, black, blue and... Yellow-green? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago 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? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nomad@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days ago* Marine blue, dirty white and a snot like yellow and black permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VeganBtw@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 child) White, black, blue and... Yellow-green? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days ago* Marine blue, dirty white and a snot like yellow and black permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago It didn’t work for me until I turned off night shift/orange glow and turned up my brightness. It needs to be actually white for the white spots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 6 points 2 days ago* (3 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (2 children) TIL I have schizophrenia... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 day ago Phew. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (2 children) TIL I have schizophrenia... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 day ago Phew. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 day ago Phew. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago Are you looking at it on a phone screen or something larger? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago Usually this works for me but right now it's completely still for me too. Might be depending on image size, contrast, brightness, fatigue... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago It doesn't work very well from phone size. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Airfried@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago One of my favorite totally moving PNGs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago thank you i am going to go taunt my cats i just took the one that likes to be picked up out to see the birds, she is going to love this permalink fedilink source parent