Cool optical illusion

[Tom]

It's a startling example of how poor the green/cyan element is on TVs and monitors generally. The colour you are about to witness is actually true Cyan ... a colour that is heavily diluted on the vast majority of monitors (thanks to colour pollution). It's a pity one needs an optical illusion to demonstrate this, but at least you can see what you've been missing ;-) Anyway on with the illusion....
Stare at the white dot in the centre of the red circle. The longer - the better (two minutes and you'll get a much stronger effect). Always try to keep focused on the white dot. It'll be worth it.
Soon after staring, you'll start to see a thin rim of light around the edge. Don't stop staring though yet! Wait another minute - keeping your head perfectly still.
Once you've done this, slowly - move your head backwards - making sure to keep your eyes focused on the dot at all times. The circle's rim will glow brilliantly with true Cyan! Keep on moving your head slowly backwards, and it'll glow very hot!...
You've seen the illusion - now hear the music!
Click here
The blue/cyan colour chart to the right isn't part of the illusion, but there to demonstrate that the ultra cyan you have just seen is not in the monitor's color palette!

Nicked from here

 

[Vae]

Woah - that's cool

 

[Darthshearer]

/me feels drunk.

I think your avater is better Tom

 

[Doh_boy]

arrgg, I can still see a faint blue circle....

*stumbles about*

 

[Mazling]

Nice. Tom must want to make us blind or something ... ... all part of a master plan imho

 

[PLightstar]

very strange, I went to use another screen and I couldn't get rid of the Cyan for about five minutes, freaked me out.

 

[Cyradix]

aaaarrrgggg, caanntt see my keboaard animore

 

[KevinUK]

Nice, not only do I now see a circle but Toms avatar seems to have a poor refresh rate, me eyes!

 

[Cyfr]

I can't look at the dot long enough, my eyes water and everything goes out of focus

 

[SilverHood]

I can't look at the dot long enough, my eyes water and everything goes out of focus

tried blinking?


and damn, I'm still seeing cyan everywhere!

 

[Cyfr]

Cool it worked *licks blue dot*

 

[Wazzerphuk]

winnar!

 

[Brockie]

I have that circle permanently burned into my retina now. I'm going to sue.

 

[dysfunction]

I have that circle permanently burned into my retina now. I'm going to sue.

So do I!


Ive got this blob of cyan following me around!

uke:

 

[Tsjiep]

oh my eyes...

 

[leggy]

winnar!

*eat*

 

[Skyler]

All go to the site and check out the Fog one.. that's fantastic

 

[caLLous]

Tom, it's very hard to concentrate on anything with your psychadelic avatar flashing away to the left.

It's cool though.

 

[Athan]

*googles*.

Ah yes, this has always been my favourite optical illusion. Very quick .

-Ath

 

[Jonaldo]

http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/saishin-e.html

 

[xane]

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/vision_sabotage.asp

 

[Tom]

grrrr.....

 

[Lazarus]

#I think I have a spotlight on my forehead now

 

[old.Tohtori]

Great..now i got a f**king blue circle in my eyes and i should do some colour testing on the game

 

[Wij]

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/vision_sabotage.asp

oooh - u bastard

 

[RandomBastard]

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/vision_sabotage.asp

glen old boring etc

 

[Ssera]

time to go lie down I think... no idea what colour that was (I'm colour blind) but was pretty trippy...

 

[Wij]

glen old boring etc

Oi - get fighting

 

[Ssera]

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/vision_sabotage.asp

goddamn hate that test =/.

Why do they always make me take it?

I know I'm colour blind - hell I almost know off by heart what numbers I see and *should* be seeing but noooooo you gotta take it again and again. Stupid doctors :|

 

[k9awya]

totally outrageous