Weird optical illusion involving faces

[p0lka]

I hope nobody adds that is-it-blue dress to the photos. It might cause brains to explode.

 

[Fast Eddie B]

On a similar note, this illusion is also pretty impressive:

https://youtu.be/z9Sen1HTu5o

 

[Skeptical Greg]

This could go on forever...

 

[EHocking]

Bloody Mary!

Bloody Mary.


(I can not be held responsible for the well being of the 11th person to respond to these posts)

 

[Delphic Oracle]

While your eyes themselves may be considered a 'decently calibrated' scientific instrument relaying data, the visual center of the brain interpreting the data is absolutely not.

This is generally true of all the senses.

 

[Beerina]

Looks like insufficient data from peripheral vision and brain creativity while filling in gaps give interesting results.

Combined with the rapid changing leads the brain to try to make sense of the face as if they're static, non-changing faces.

An endless stream of freaky gremlins! I wonder if this ever manifests when your eyes swing past a group of people or some similar situation. Could be a source of some such freakouts.

 

[Minoosh]

What effect are we meant to be seeing?

I didn't really see what other people are reporting. I can't simultaneously focus on the cross and also notice distortions in the other faces. I kept wanting to sneak peaks at the faces to check, but once I'm looking at the face I'm no longer focusing on the cross.

 

[jadebox]

While your eyes themselves may be considered a 'decently calibrated' scientific instrument relaying data, the visual center of the brain interpreting the data is absolutely not.

Our eyes don't see as well as our brain leads us to believe. For example, there is a rather significant blind spot in each eye, but the brain usually fills in what we can't see.

 

[Safe-Keeper]

staring at your face in a mirror when it's dark can cause a similar thing, I think it's your brain filling in the gaps.

I've read it has something to do with your eyes or brains growing "tired" of seeing the same thing or something.

 

[Darat]

If you don't see it, you are doing something wrong. It's not subtle.

Make sure you are staring at the x in the middle and viewing the faces from your side vision..

I am, and I don't see anything weird?

Again what am I meant to see?

 

[Fast Eddie B]

I am, and I don't see anything weird?

Again what am I meant to see?

See post #15.

 

[Spektator]

[qimg]https://i.imgur.com/hxJjUQB.gif[/qimg]

This takes me back. Whatever happened to Interestng Ian?

 

[Darat]

See post #15.

Sorry missed your response. Thanks for that. I don't see anything bar the cross and fuzzy faces.

 

[Darat]

This takes me back. Whatever happened to Interestng Ian?

Sadly he lost the plot. More than usual! But I do remember he just couldn't accept the squares are the same colour and it's the perception that changes.