I think the trick is to focus as hard as you can, but not quite that hard.
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That’s a great clip Ed. Super message
I had to watch it twice to believe that I actually missed the obvious! As a biker, I love the message! Drivers, be alert!
Here’s the original (less polished) version from the Visual Cognition Lab at the University of Illinios:
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/media/mindhacks.html
(Click “View the Basketball video”)
The instructions are the same – count the number of passes by the white team. About half of the people didn’t see the gorillla. Once you know it’s coming, it’s impossible to not see it.
Brains are cool.
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I've had a few credit card number stolen over the years. Taxi drivers using paper transaction forms are the leading suspects. This hasn't cost me any money out of pocket, but it's still a pain.
March 22nd, 2008 at 9:29 am
That’s a great clip Ed. Super message
March 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I had to watch it twice to believe that I actually missed the obvious! As a biker, I love the message! Drivers, be alert!
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Here’s the original (less polished) version from the Visual Cognition Lab at the University of Illinios:
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/media/mindhacks.html
(Click “View the Basketball video”)
The instructions are the same – count the number of passes by the white team. About half of the people didn’t see the gorillla. Once you know it’s coming, it’s impossible to not see it.
Brains are cool.