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03-14-2006, 08:38 AM
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Very interesting optical illusion (?)
Either that or I can really stop time. Whichever it is, it is pretty neat.
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03-14-2006, 11:07 AM
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Takes a few tries for me to get it, but when it works, it is really strange. Like the instructions indicate, the second hand does not adjust ahead for the several seconds I see it stop. It simply picks up again at that spot.
I am sure some of our more educated scientific minds here will have a good explanation.
Looking forward to the analysis!
Scott A. McGillivray
Vancouver, B.C.
Struggling Actor and Movie Nut!
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03-14-2006, 05:03 PM
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Bryan
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This website has all kinds of neat optical illusions.
http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/index.html
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03-14-2006, 05:44 PM
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I can't do it at all. I must be defective.
Father: She didn't say, "I'm not in" She said, "We're not in" "We," you see, "we" Now what does "we" mean.
Bobby: I believe it's the plural form, indicating more than one. Do you want me to conjugate that for you, pop? Do you know what conjugate means, dad?
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03-14-2006, 06:41 PM
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Steve Felix
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There's some explanation at the "Why did time stop?!" link at the bottom of the page. I can't get it to work at all, either, though.
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03-14-2006, 07:39 PM
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I can't do it at all. I must be defective.
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Well don't get around me, I can now freeze time. |
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03-14-2006, 08:51 PM
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Mark
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I got it to work, but it's so stupid.
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the second hand does not adjust ahead for the several seconds I see it stop. It simply picks up again at that spot.
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It's an optical illusion. You 'think' it picks up where it leaves off, but that's because when you focus back on it (and see the second hand move again), you're tricked into thinking it's picking up where it stopped.
Mind games! It's all mind games.
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03-14-2006, 09:07 PM
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I'm not sure what's supposed to happen. I note the clock, look away for a few seconds, and look back. The second hand is a few seconds farther than it was.
Those of you who can "stop time", do it but first mentally note what time the second hand was on before looking away. Does the second hand really pause if you know its start and stop time?
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03-14-2006, 09:16 PM
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Mark
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Dave, that's the thing about the illusion...when the supposed "time stop" occurs, you really can't focus on the actual time. You think you can, but you really aren't - it's a blur.
Unless someone can stop the second hand for more than a minute, I ain't buying it.
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03-14-2006, 09:56 PM
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I just got in from work, and I knew it had seemed like the night just dragged on and on... Now I find out it's because YOU GUYS have been piddling around in here and STOPPING TIME all day... Sheesh! Thanks a LOT, guys... How about do it on one of my DAYS OFF?!? 
Also...I just tried it, and couldn't get it to work. Oh, well... |
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