Watch Mr. Wizard Optical Illusions -2 of 3

Interesting episode on everyday optical and other types of illusions that trick our senses.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• educational
• science
• television
• tv
• 1950s

[jtack19791]

Yesterday I was able to do use the formulas discussed here to solve 4 math problems on an exam faster than 3 other kids 10 years younger than me armed with iphones and calculators. Thank you Mr. Wizard for my epic win over the dumbed down children of the 1990's The decline of western civilization continues via mechanization.

[storrs19]

I love it. Kids these days couldn't even function without a calculator, let alone know the formula for computing area or volume. The dumbing down of America continues on. Thanks so much for sharing with us and reminding us how we used to learn things in school, not learn how to be dependent on machines.

[McNabbulous]

@philipmazz27 You do have a point. The electronic revolution has the potential to revolutionize learning. However, too many people use computers and I-Phones to play games and mess around on Facebook or errrrr..... YouTube! If people would teach their children to use a computer as more than an entertainment tool, learning in this country would be a lot better.

[McNabbulous]

@djsher1 Not only that, but if the power goes out in the courtroom, you can probably destroy the other attorney!

[djsher1]

When I was in law school I was first taught legal research by using books, even though we could have done legal research about 20 times quicker using a computer (Lexis and Westlaw). However, the point of knowing how to do things the "old way" is so you know how it works. Yes, I can punch in 12 x 12 on a calculator, but do you know why 12 x 12 equals 144? And yes, simple cocepts like this is being lost on a generation. I say, brace new technology, but teach people the old way first.

[finally39]

Mr. Wizard, will you lead me around with my eyes closed, then position my body, and tilt my head in such a way so that I can see something "straighten out"? This dude is unbelievable!

[WDska8boardboyz]

there were never balls they were always holes LOL.

[diddymuck]

If there were never Mr. Wizard on TV, would there have been a world wide computer revolution?

[matmiller7484]

"I see balls" "they were never balls at all"....LMAO. Great video, but that was too funny

[slowlydirt]

Don't be so negative. You pretend that people in the past didn't have kids who didn't apply themselves, you pretend that there weren't failures and that people now are stupider than all the people of previous eras gone by. Well thats just foolish. if one takes the optimistic road you find that there is still (just like in every generation) a certain percentage of the population that loves knowledge and loves learning and applies itself in all endeavors.

[slowlydirt]

The only difference between now and then is that at no other point in human history has this great an amount of information been, not only gathered together in one place, but freely available to the masses with such an incredible ease of access. All i see is the opportunity to fill your head with more knowledge than any mystic or sage of the ancient world or any scientist of the last 300 years. There are people on this earth right now who are taking advantage of this and the result will be grand

[TapesTree]

@jtack19791 "The decline of western civilization continues via mechanization"? Flapdoodletion. Get a bigger laboratory.