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33. I suggest seeing them both, in 'Insignificance' a 1985 film by Nicholas Roeg about a fictional

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Sat Apr 4, 2015, 03:26 PM

Apr 2015

meeting of the two. It's been years since I have seen it, but it very good. Monroe explains relativity using flashlights and string.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089343/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insignificance_%28film%29

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Do you see Albert Einstein or Marilyn Monroe? [View all] Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 OP

I only see Einstein. TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #1

Are you far- or near-sighted? cyberswede Apr 2015 #5

Both TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #9

Exactly. Aerows Apr 2015 #14

My near and middle vision has dramatically changed as I got older. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #17

Or sudden bright lights or lightning like effects... 1monster Apr 2015 #39

I'm moderately nearsighted Dale Neiburg Apr 2015 #27

Well that's really cool! cyberswede Apr 2015 #2

I played with the image using the zoom feature of my browser Revanchist Apr 2015 #3

I see Einstein at any distance even with my bad eye. hobbit709 Apr 2015 #4

I see Einstein. But if I squint real hard and twist my head, I see petronius Apr 2015 #6

.... Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #7

Bazinga! pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #10

Lol! demmiblue Apr 2015 #23

All I have to do is take off my glasses and I see Monroe sakabatou Apr 2015 #8

I see mostly Einstein, but if I squint for a while, Marilyn appears. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2015 #11

I'm in need of a new prescription. bvf Apr 2015 #12

That's cool Aerows Apr 2015 #13

For those who see Marilyn onyxw Apr 2015 #15

I thought the question if you see Marilyn NM_Birder Apr 2015 #16

I thought the question was a fetish for old German guys. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #25

Off topic - but I have heard references to that dress color thing and have no idea what it means Dragonfli Apr 2015 #45

There was a blue and black dress that a girl took a photo of. bravenak Apr 2015 #51

Thanks, although the difference in the color descriptions don't sound even close Dragonfli Apr 2015 #52

That's probably why we were fighting so much. bravenak Apr 2015 #54

LOL, kinda glad I missed that one /nt Dragonfli Apr 2015 #56

It's all relative. GreatCaesarsGhost Apr 2015 #18

Tada! ybbor Apr 2015 #21

Brian Greene used this image in one of his books, hifiguy Apr 2015 #19

At about 15 feet, the picture changes to Marilyn, any closer it is Einstein! Rex Apr 2015 #20

Cool... MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #22

Very cool. nt AikenYankee Apr 2015 #24

I see Einstein close and Maryilyn at arms length. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #26

I do in this film clip villager Apr 2015 #28

I see Canoe52 Apr 2015 #29

I see Einstein but without my glasses and about six feet away lunatica Apr 2015 #30

Any way I look at the image, I see Einstein. RebelOne Apr 2015 #31

Like the fuzzy image one gets at bar closing time seveneyes Apr 2015 #32

I suggest seeing them both, in 'Insignificance' a 1985 film by Nicholas Roeg about a fictional Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #33

My right eye is farsighted and my left is nearsighted - LiberalElite Apr 2015 #34

I see Albert at first, Blue_In_AK Apr 2015 #35

Oh my gosh......that is so weird......glasses on, Mr. Einstein, off....MM a kennedy Apr 2015 #36

I see Marilyn Monroe on top of Albert Einstein! panader0 Apr 2015 #37

Severely near-sighted here. With my glasses, I see Albert Einstein. Without, Marilyn Monroe. 1monster Apr 2015 #38

Glasses on Albert Einstein. Glasses off I could see why some might see Marilyn. jwirr Apr 2015 #40

Both Martin Eden Apr 2015 #41

Had to move 5 ft back to see MM, although I wondered whether AE's eyes were a trick question. n/t UTUSN Apr 2015 #42

That was about how far I had to get too... n/t SomethingFishy Apr 2015 #50

Without my glasses and only my right eye I see Marilyn Monroe csziggy Apr 2015 #43

I see kind of a hybrid photo Spirochete Apr 2015 #44

I'm very nearsighted Ageless Democrat Apr 2015 #46

Einstein at first ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #47

Einstein looks better in the photos with the Jenoch Apr 2015 #48

Einstein up close, bvar22 Apr 2015 #49

I'm viewing this on an iPad and I only see Einstein tularetom Apr 2015 #53

Einstein. I'm VERY near-sighted. WinkyDink Apr 2015 #55

I see Bill Maher DefenseLawyer Apr 2015 #57