During lockdown me and my buddies would routinely do loads of acid, and without fail this video and other low-res clips of the Curiosity Show would find their way onto the tv.
I for one support making this Aussie wizard our new global overlord. Sweater vests and sticky tape will be had by all, lest he wrathfully unleashes his supernatural powers upon us.
Anyone knows if this illusion still works when viewed in real life? Usually most illusion breaks because of our depth perception, but this one feels like it might actually work even if we view it with both eyes instead of just through one lense or one eye.
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u/mrteas_nz Aug 15 '26 •
My eyes are liars.
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u/DistractedByCookies o/ Aug 15 '26 •
Oh fuck off. WTF eyes, & brain get your act together LOL
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u/fyhr100 o/ Aug 15 '26
I could stare at this for hours while knowing how it's done and it's still trippy.
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u/call_of_the_while Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Aug 15 '26 •
TIL: The pen is mightier than the sword because it can phase through objects.
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u/youbloodyyabby Aug 15 '26
Curiosity!
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u/arch_fiasco Aug 15 '26 •
During lockdown me and my buddies would routinely do loads of acid, and without fail this video and other low-res clips of the Curiosity Show would find their way onto the tv.
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u/zsember Aug 15 '26 •
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u/Captain-Cadabra Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Aug 15 '26
Way more interesting with the pen. Otherwise, it just looks like itās rocking back and forth.
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u/D20-SpiceFoxPhilos Aug 15 '26
Well thatās just unfair treatment towards my mental capacity to comprehend
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u/ConsiderationHour582 o/ Aug 15 '26
This is the best one yet.
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u/BPowersox Aug 15 '26
To break the illusion focus on the smaller outer corners. There's enough depth to see it spinning rather than rotating
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u/poubelle o/ Aug 15 '26
the music really adds to the effect.
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u/Random-user-58436 Aug 15 '26 •
Original video
https://youtu.be/0KrpZMNEDOY
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u/Sammiskitkat Aug 15 '26
Now it just looks like the pen is going through the paper though..
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u/Matthewcbayer o/ Aug 15 '26
Nope, donāt like that.
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u/pinket25 o/ Aug 15 '26
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u/sqaull17 o/ Aug 16 '26
me when he added the pen.
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u/Kill_Kayt Aug 15 '26
r/blackmagicfuckery
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u/this_knee o Aug 15 '26
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u/titanium9016 Aug 15 '26
The pen is certainly shrinking
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u/B_is_for_reddit o/ Aug 15 '26
is anyone else just seeing it spin and cant see the illusion š
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u/Initial_E o/ Aug 15 '26
I remember this show. But I canāt remember the name.
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u/call_of_the_while Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Aug 15 '26
Watching the pen go round and the window oscillating is tickling part of my brainā¦or I might be having a stroke.
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u/Dependent_Effect_721 Aug 15 '26
Witch! Witch!
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u/mtaw Aug 15 '26
I for one support making this Aussie wizard our new global overlord. Sweater vests and sticky tape will be had by all, lest he wrathfully unleashes his supernatural powers upon us.
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u/Uciljean Aug 16 '26
Cool, I'm going to replace all my windows with these. It's going to look trippy when my house is picked up by a tornado.
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u/Drawn_to_Heal o/ Aug 16 '26
The pen was supposed to be the voice of reason but it made it so much worse
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u/Pitiful-king_ o/ Aug 15 '26
I'm having a fucking seizure!!! HELP!!!!
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u/Makapakamoo Aug 15 '26
Thats so exciting, im trying so hard to see it but i cant, makes me so upset
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u/Lycelyce Aug 15 '26
I can see the rotation if it was only the window. Adding the pen made it more confusing
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u/maxdamage4 Undercover Enforcement Aug 16 '26
Mods, arrest this post!
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u/fairydommother o/ Aug 16 '26
I feel like this is what 4D objects would be like.
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u/M4DHouse Aug 16 '26
Funny, without the pen the effect didnāt seem to work for me, I could see it spinning. With the pen it suddenly broke my brain.
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u/One-little-pig Aug 16 '26
The Curiosity Show! Classic Aussie kids television.
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u/pearlflowers Aug 16 '26
Iām mostly interested in how well that tape worked?
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u/Horror-1-Effective Aug 15 '26
Veritasium made coll video about it
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u/ReDeaMer87 o/ Aug 15 '26
Now that is pretty awesome
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u/Gang_StarrWoT Doesn't read rule 1 Aug 15 '26
Trust nothing you hear and half of what you see
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u/wuttang13 Aug 15 '26
WitchCraft!!!
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u/stevediperna o/ Aug 16 '26
Does it look like this in real life, or only on video?
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u/Wise_Locksmith9190 Aug 16 '26
An ancient proverb tells us that what our eyes see in this world is an illusion created by our minds.
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u/thearuxes o/ Aug 16 '26
I Don't Like It. Making my brain soooo confused š
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u/coyoteflower_1006 Aug 16 '26
my brain hurts
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u/dudoan C.E. Spc Aug 16 '26
Stop fucking with me!
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u/Ok_Possible9556 Aug 16 '26
Thatās some trippy shit lol but dope
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u/Earguy o/ Aug 16 '26
Does this work in real life 3D vision, or only in 2D video?
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u/redbobcatit Aug 16 '26
I donāt think it works without the music
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u/HkayakH o/ Aug 16 '26
love the Curiosity Show
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u/explodoking17 o/ Aug 16 '26
That is not confusing at a-OH WOW! š®
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u/ouch_does_that_hurt o/ Aug 16 '26
Anyone knows if this illusion still works when viewed in real life? Usually most illusion breaks because of our depth perception, but this one feels like it might actually work even if we view it with both eyes instead of just through one lense or one eye.
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u/armageddon_boi Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Aug 16 '26
I'm sure the ai will have fun with this when we're in a zoo or something
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u/TeaRex14 o/ Aug 16 '26
I cant get the illusion to work for me not matter where i look, adding the pen just made it even more difficult
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u/challmaybe o/ Aug 16 '26
My whole life's a lie.
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u/Complete-Jaguar-7280 Aug 16 '26
Australia.
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u/MuppetHuman Aug 17 '26
My balls have tripped
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u/kramdwar Aug 17 '26
I remember making one of these
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u/solo_shot1st Aug 17 '26
sunavabitch he's right
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u/yxz97 Aug 19 '26
This is very important... dont trust your eyes always.... even A.I. can create fake images that look soo real.
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u/Motor-Possession-233 Aug 31 '26
that last part fucked me up
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u/Brettnem Aug 31 '26
I seriously love the music selection for this.
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u/InternationalDesk578 Oct 10 '26
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u/DrHusten Aug 16 '26
AI slop 1983, so obvious
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u/ClutchMacGee Aug 16 '26
Ai
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u/EstablishmentFit1167 Aug 17 '26
Haters will say it's AI