Amazing optical illusion

[autopilot]

http://www.patmedia.net/marklevinson..._illusion.html

[mr_anderson187]

indeed, headache inducingly fun

www.michaelbach.de has loads more like this

[Funkstar]

ok, thats just plain weird

[mmh]

that really is weird.

[Dav0s]

There really is no green dot, and the pink ones really don't disappear.

there is no green dot, but the pink ones do disappear.

[UKMuFFiN]

yeh, but they don't all dissapear, do they? (in the animation)

[Dav0s]

nope, thats the illusion part

[UKMuFFiN]

their very clever, the people who think these things up...

[unreal]

Oh my gosh that is perhaps the weirdest hack on my brain ever

*sets as screensaver on school computers*

[Yohji]

That's well strange...!

[Dr. X]

I started explaining this to the gf in terms of eye physiology - that the peripheral rods/cones (cones I think) that measure colour have a very lax relaxation time so end up 'sticking' with the coloured dot that moves...

I think

[UKMuFFiN]

Oh my gosh that is perhaps the weirdest hack on my brain ever

*sets as screensaver on school computers*

i set it as my wallpaper!.... needless to say it didnt last very long lol

[Starburn]

ahhh my eyes

seen this before, a while back.. but still interesting.

[JPreston]

That's really good

[TooNice]

Yea, I was well impressed when I first saw this. I think everyone I've showed it to have been impressed by it.

[spluff]

wow that is absolutely amazing........ makes u feel all dizzy tho.

Its weird how the brain and eyes are so easily fooled