Comments on: Checker Shadow Illusion. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:26:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jess http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-78504 Jess Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:54:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-78504 Yes come now Dave. Let's not get into another lame creationism vs evolution debate. Yes come now Dave. Let's not get into another lame creationism vs evolution debate.

]]> By: johnson http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77974 johnson Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:03:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77974 dave was that religious babble? dave was that religious babble?

]]> By: Raluca http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77852 Raluca Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:49:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77852 Unbelievable! I put it on my blog. Thanks Alex! Unbelievable! I put it on my blog. Thanks Alex!

]]> By: Su http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77659 Su Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:13:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77659 Brilliant - had to test myself before I believed it Brilliant - had to test myself before I believed it

]]> By: Dave http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77628 Dave Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:35:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77628 Very tricky illusion there. <blockquote>See how easy it is to fool the human brain? No wonder they’re having such a tussle in Kansas over teaching science!</blockquote> Yeah. Some people just can't get over the fact that evolution is not and cannot be proven true. ;o) (<i>how the hey did that topic come up?</i>) Very tricky illusion there.

See how easy it is to fool the human brain? No wonder they’re having such a tussle in Kansas over teaching science!

Yeah. Some people just can't get over the fact that evolution is not and cannot be proven true. ;o) (how the hey did that topic come up?)

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77616 Alex Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:40:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77616 It's easier just to hold your fingers up to the monitor and block everything out except a small part of the two A & B squares. You'll see that they're the same color. It's easier just to hold your fingers up to the monitor and block everything out except a small part of the two A & B squares. You'll see that they're the same color.

]]> By: johnson http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77419 johnson Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:48:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77419 i blacked out surrounding squares here - http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c41/john128/checker-shadow-illusion.jpg i blacked out surrounding squares here - http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c41/john128/checker-shadow-illusion. jpg

]]> By: Kevin http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77414 Kevin Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:13:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77414 very impressive illusion very impressive illusion

]]> By: Crudely Wrott http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77397 Crudely Wrott Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:16:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77397 See how easy it is to fool the human brain? No wonder they're having such a tussle in Kansas over teaching science! See how easy it is to fool the human brain? No wonder they're having such a tussle in Kansas over teaching science!

]]> By: Ty http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77372 Ty Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:21:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77372 Yeah, this is one of very few optical illusions that I still can't force myself to see through. Good one. Yeah, this is one of very few optical illusions that I still can't force myself to see through. Good one.

]]> By: Solo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-77345 Solo Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:01:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/checker-shadow-illusion/#comment-77345 Saved it, loaded it in photoshop. Same color according to the picker. Yet, my brain cannot see them as the same color. Take a white brush, wipe out the surrounding around the 'lighter' tile. The more you wipe, the darker the tile becomes. How can anyone trust one's own brain after that. Saved it, loaded it in photoshop. Same color according to the picker. Yet, my brain cannot see them as the same color. Take a white brush, wipe out the surrounding around the 'lighter' tile. The more you wipe, the darker the tile becomes.

How can anyone trust one's own brain after that.

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