DITDxCULT Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 taken from grand illusions dot com Dr Angry and Mr Calm Do you remember the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Dr Jekyll, the famous scientist, is not all he seems, and the other side of his character - Mr Hyde - is, you will recall, a distinctly nasty piece of work. Continuing the idea of the two sides of the human character, have a look at the picture above. On the left is Dr Angry, and on the right is Mr Calm. Now, back away from your computer screen. This effect will work at different distances for different people, but you should see the two characters swap over...! As you come closer to the screen again, they revert to their original characters. Spooky or what! As optical illusions go, we think this is pretty impressive. A short explanation goes something like this. When we look at an object, we can normally see both fine detail and coarse detail. However when we are close, the fine detail will dominate, and when we are further away, we lose the fine detail, and see more of the coarse detail. Both of the faces you see above are hybrids - each face is actually a combination of two faces. The left hand face shows an angry man in fine detail, but within the picture there is also coarse detail of the calm face. Move away, and you lose the fine (angry) detail, and just see the coarse (calm) detail. The right hand face shows the calm face in fine detail, and the angry face in coarse detail. This is based on work by Dr Aude Oliva (MIT) and Dr Philippe Schyns (University of Glasgow). You can read the original paper here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysBombin Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 That shits cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunTimePartyTeam Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 MIT nerds think of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I LIKE IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 haha i like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Sweet deal brah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloner Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 it didnt really work for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Yea, I had to squint a bit, kinda got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 makes me glad that there are people smarter than me with more time on their hands out there. nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 i just walked away from my computer i was probably like 8-10 feet away before i could finally see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the shitz Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 everybody at my work is looking at me all weird. :huh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 It's not a schooner, it's a sailboat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 "Id rate that a 10 on my weird shit-o-meter." --Will Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DITDxCULT Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 Originally posted by the A squad@Mar 27 2006, 05:18 PM everybody at my work is looking at me all weird. :huh2: Quoted post Same here - no one at my work really appreciated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 looks more like dr angry and mrs calm. but cool nonetheless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 hahaha dr angry. It would be way cooler if they called him Lieutenant Furious and Sir Funboy. pretty cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish erotica Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 cerayzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DITDxCULT Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 Here is another good one - The Dragon Illusion <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1WmOd9O_ew"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1WmOd9O_ew" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> http://www.grand-illusions.com/opticalillu...ragon_illusion/ ^^ download a PDF of the dragon and make your own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AlwaysBombin Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Originally posted by mr.yuck@Mar 28 2006, 04:11 AM It would be way cooler if they called him Lieutenant Furious and Sir Funboy.. Quoted post :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLT CUTTERS Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 OLDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 the fuck you bump this thread for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeforAnEYE Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 just to say it was old apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 teh ghey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolentByDesign Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 wont work fo' me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck.One Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 this one got to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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