Just a quick discussion
@gustavowoltmann (108)
February 5, 2017 2:15am CST
Some of you maybe following me, and are wondering about my profile picture. The reason for deciding on such a picture was that I wanted to show everyone that I had many different angles to myself. I have also been on Facebook a lot these day's, and noticed quite a lot of similar images, where there can be more than one image.
Anyway I was having a discussion to @magallon (Cristy) about it, and she told me that it's called "Perceptual Illusion". Where you can see one image, but if you look closely you can also see another image. never heard the term Perceptual Illusion except when I talked to @magallon so found it very interesting.
Have any of you had an experience of Perceptual Illusion where you see one image, but it might also be another image too?
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It is not really a picture of you, though, is it?@gustavowoltmann (108)
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5 Feb 17
It's not an actual picture of me but still I find it to be really neat. I like pictures which make you think because it keeps the old brain active.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
5 Feb 17
@gustavowoltmann I wonder if there is a site to let one modify your actual profile and face-on photos...?
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@besweet (9861)
• Ireland
5 Feb 17
Yes I have seen that a lot online. The most famous example of perceptual illusion is the spinning dancer, have you ever seen it? You can see the dancer turning clockwise or counterclockwise depending on how you look at the image and how your mind works.
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@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
5 Feb 17
Yes. I've seen it. We also have a photo frame where it gives 3 different images when you flick them
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
6 Feb 17
Perceptual illusion is a term used in Psychology which means the perception of something objectively existing in such a way as to cause misinterpretation of its actual nature.
I have attached here an example of Perceptual Illusion.
In this picture you can see faces of an old man and woman, a chalice and two figures of a man and woman.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Feb 17
Thanks for answering a question that was on my mind! There has to be 100 members here wondering.
@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
8 Feb 17
Yes I have seen a few they sometimes have them in newspapers they have one that looks like a pretty princess with a small crown when you turn it upside down you see and old lady.
The image you have is of the guys face and a side profile so if you look at it flat it looks like half his face is missing and his nose looks odd. However when you look at it from an angle like you are looking at someone from the side it looks normal.
Also stereo-grams offer a similar illusion. IE:Blue waters but if you stare at it you will see another image maybe a dolphin a pictures inside a picture.
@franxav (13622)
• India
5 Feb 17
I have seen more than one.It's really interesting to have those perceptual illusions!
