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4. Stare at the yellow balls for a minute

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:09 PM

Nov 2012

the focus on the purple area around them .... you start to see purple dots

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Really cool optical illusion [View all] 1monster Nov 2012 OP

??? agracie Nov 2012 #1

Don't the yellow dots look like they're moving to you? cyberswede Nov 2012 #2

Aha !!! Yes. n/t agracie Nov 2012 #3

Stare at the yellow balls for a minute ashling Nov 2012 #4

I too see the purple dots..but they are very fleeting angstlessk Nov 2012 #5

ok.. How come the circle of dots you focus on annabanana Nov 2012 #6

I believe it is called simultaneous contrast. applegrove Nov 2012 #7