A Shake-Your-Head Optical Illusion

If you look intensely at these black bars, you will just see black bars. But if you shake your head, you will see an image. See? No. Shake it again. Yes? OK. Have fun until you get a headache.

Now I can recommend you shake the window instead. Same effect. Also, if you relax your eyes and lose focus, you will also see the hidden image appear, just to disappear the second you refocus.

MAGIC! [Thanks Karl!]

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(12 Comments)
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    Eccentricsoul

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    If you look at the lead in headline the smaller image shows it without doing anything.

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    Mudze

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    Works better with distance than motion.

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    BCK

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    if you just look at it while its small then its obvious as day.

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    Richo

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    Its Doogie Howser!!

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      Greg

      Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 2:12 PM

      I see Doogie too…..awesome!!!

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    Makk

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    NPH FTW

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    olearymo

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    wait for it…

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    Greg

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    Like most optical illusions, doesn’t work for me :(

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    Maximus

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 3:19 PM

    No need to give yourself brain damage shaking your head, just blur your focus.

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    Operator77

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    Suit up….

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    Brenton

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    Also, if you just tilt your screen back you can see it when it’s stationary.

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    Franz

    Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    Just cross your eyes…

    If you shake your head you lose the game.

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