How 1990s Magic Eye 3D Images Were Made [21:55] | LGR (youtube.com)

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Exploring how N.E. Thing Enterprises came up with and created Magic Eye pictures in the 90s! Their 3D illusion books, posters, calendars etc were everywhere for years. But did you know they sold a program to generate your own SIRDS images on a PC? Let's dive into the history of stereograms, how Magic Eye dominated, and how to make your own!

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I was born blind in one eye and I’ve never seen a magic eye picture

When I was a kid I was convinced I could get it to work but I never did. I was never going to, I don’t have binocular vision, but I tried

I really sympathized with that one guy in mallrats

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

I have two eyes and I’ve never gotten one to work.

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I have shit depth perception and I'm in the same boat, I never saw one of these as a kid.

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A schooner is a sailboat, dummiehead!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

If you wear contacts and one gets slighlty blurry it fucks it up as-well.. so fucking annoying.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

there is no easter bunny over there that's just a guy in a suit

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https://youtu.be/sahnApE0I7c

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