You know what is always a good, bonding time? When some sort of visual game thingy freaks out all of humankind collectively. Yes, I’m talking about THE DRESS. And then the myriad of other “dresses” that came afterward that were, frankly, weak as piss and nowhere near the phenomenon that THE DRESS (cannot write without capitals).
Regardless it’s just a FUN TIME when someone in your office/friend group yells “oh my god guys is this green or blue? This pic is fucking me UP!”. It’s the bonding experience we all need in this hard, cruel world.
The latest? This optical illusion.
See that pretty rainbow nothing of a thing? Stare at it for a while and the colours DISAPPEAR. Like legit, completely goooone. It’s already fucked me up and yes, I screamed and yes, everyone in the office hates me now.
It’s got a name, by the way – Troxler’s fading. Some Swiss doctor (Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler) discovered in 1804 that “rigidly fixating one’s gaze on some element in the visual field can cause surrounding stationary images to seem to slowly disappear or fade”. Troxler my man, you need to get a life but also ty for this gift.
Reddit user NightBreeze13 shared this particular one, and it’s taken off again on the internet. But obviously, it’s been around since the 1800’s, when (in my mind) women sat around in parlours drinking tea, lamenting the fact they had to waste their intelligence on babies and housework, and played with these optical illusions so their brains continued to exist. Bit dramatic? I don’t think so.
Anyway it’s fun, feel free to waste precious work hours making the pretty colours disappear/reappear. Email it to your entire workplace! Let’s collectively shut down Australia for a day!
