Mindbender (5/9)

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It's pretty difficult to work out this visual illusion. However smart you are, your brain just wont let you see it. Find out how it works on OpenLearn. Thanks to Edward H Adelson (the American academic who created this illusion).

(Part 5 of 9)

For more about the research topic and more illusions like this, see http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/index.html

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An explanation of the mind bender on OpenLearn http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/body-mind/psychology/mind-bender

Study 'Starting with psychology' with the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/y183.htm

Explore qualifications in Psychology with the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/psychology/index.htm

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Education

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• mindbender
• experiment
• illusion
• brain
• tricks
• perception
• optical illusion
• open university
• ou_dd101

[Taaplari]

If you want to test this, take screenshot before he moves anything (about 00:05), and paste it to MS Paint or similar. Then pick color from A and draw to black area and then same with B. Then you see how it is.

[Andymac175]

loll he gave us the finger.. f that guy

[jhamien920]

Keep up the good work and more charity to be found.

[Timurv1234]

they actually changed color while moving...

[demodeksshopfittings]

It seems like color has changed while moving...Strange...

[capsule56]

@6packjellyrolls

FINALLY someone else sees it.

[capsule56]

@JenWithThePen

it didn't. They're two different colors.

[JenWithThePen]

no idea how that worked O_o .... I'm impressed xD

[6packjellyrolls]

they're still different

[KrunchyGoodness]

i said yes because i've heard of this principle before

[WaterSpill1]

There actually a little different

[Flyff777]

woot i said yes (because i chose oppisite my mind told me)