Optical illusions - Brain tricks

Deane explains several optical illusions. They are brain tricks and they depend on movement, contrast, or background and foreground.
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[@ESJonas]

I love how straight to the point they are in this show. Nowadays channels drag one simple subject for hours and hours.

[@xxthelinkxx3296]

Money, more money aaaaaand probably money

[@Valchrist1313]

If this were a KZbin production, we'd still be on the Raid Shadow Legends sponsorship by the time this ended.

[@ganeshshetty2256]

Cause it's a tv show

[@ESJonas]

@@ganeshshetty2256 Yes, but even TV shows today do what I said.

[@rahmspinat]

You obviously are completely ignorant of gems like Tom Scott, Veritasium, or Vsauce. Better cry about the evil modern time first, huh?

[@beardog6569]

I loved this show as a child. I'm pretty sure it played a role in my becoming a scientist. Thanks Rob and Dean

[@CuriosityShow]

A great pleasure - please spread the word - Rob

[@beardog6569]

Auto-corrected. But a big Yes Rob. You were my favourite show. You fostered my curiosity in the world. Thank you both so much.

[@beardog6569]

@@restingpinguino how very unimaginative of you

[@deanmoncaster]

No problem at all, any time I can help someone become a scientist I will :-)

[@beardog6569]

I still remember the sticky tape over the balloon trick. I went up to my sister and pricked the balloon with a pin as she covered her ears.

[@inmate411]

That 3 coin shit didnt work on me tho

[@MaxyTv123]

Yeah that what i was thinking

[@irishjade03]

Me too

[@ichneumon2776]

True.

[@DangStank]

Yeah, that one was pretty weak

[@JorgetePanete]

didn't*

[@dvk578]

Is this VSauce Michael's grandfather?

[@goldengargoyle1579]

GSauce

[@lordmorgoth7]

OldSauce

[@vit4363]

Golden Gargoyle yea yes it is

[@m3n599]

Is here

[@SukhBaidwaan]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😂😂😂

[@zapador]

As someone from Denmark I've never seen this show until recently when they started to pop up in my recommendations. Always excellent examples and explanations, quality TV show!

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks - Rob

[@The_Gerry_Man]

Ive only seen this video now and im on holiday in denmark

[@zapador]

@@The_Gerry_Man Hope you're enjoying your time in Denmark!

[@The_Gerry_Man]

@@zapador :)

[@randomgenerator7746]

Many these Australian tv shows from the 1980s have this quality, so much so many countries are wanting to show them on their networks lol

[@ThatBloodyHobo]

These guys were my childhood, while everyone else was outside playing, I was inside watching all the vhs copies I had of their show, learning some of the most amazing things, cheers for making me an overly curious person!

[@dannywhite132]

Sounds like a pretty sad childhood

[@commenterjosh2428]

Sounds like a pretty fun childhood

[@commenterjosh2428]

@@dannywhite132 not everyone likes playing outside, saying that "preferring watching TV over playing outside is a sad childhood" is discrimination.

[@worstusernameintheworld9871]

wow yOuRe sO qUiRkY aNd nOt lIkE tHe oThEr KiDs

[@devinneill1310]

@@commenterjosh2428 it’s not discrimination at all. It is a dick thing to say though.

[@gwemula]

I saw 2 coins, same size squares and same color squares.

[@gabrielmurillo8890]

gwemula nice bro

[@kadenshaw5079]

Same lmao

[@kazuma8630]

I saw the same😅

[@k_vn8397]

I saw 3, because I looked at it carefully

[@rorycbruce]

HAHAHAH ur brain isn't working properly, that is kind of sad. The whole point of these is that a normal brain can function and will change the option as part of its functioning process, but evidently yours does not.

[@movax20h]

black and white square illusion doesn't work for me. Same with grey. They appear the same to me. I know it works for me with other colors tho, maybe it is just a problem with poor quality video, or me watching it on small screen.

[@derek9511]

Yeah I think it's just from seeing the same type of illusion many times before. The coin trick in the beginning also didn't really work for me but that was cause of the poor video quality

[@Goon-124]

same for me. might literally be the older cameras and the multiple technology transitions needed to translate it from the original to a video here somehow removing something vital to keep it from working? older tele. cameras > tape > digital

[@movax20h]

Goon124 Yeah, there is a lot of ringing, ghosting and fuzziness in sharp edges, that make them soft.

[@Lemmy1899]

It's because they are being presented on things that are too small and the video quality is bad. This is what this guy is trying to explain with those examples: nerdist.com/5-optical-illusions-that-show-you-why-your-brain-messes-with-the-dress/

[@PlumbDrumb]

Nice link, John!

[@Gabson9]

Some would think the moustache is real, but it`s actually an optical illusion

[@Living_Connectedness]

Why don't they make shows like this anymore? Stuff that makes you think, instead of telling you what to think.

[@wordup897]

They don't want people thinking for themselves, that threatens their monopoly on power. "Trust the $cience."

[@AlwaysOnForever]

@Ya Muddah what?

[@barneybetsington7501]

They make plenty of shows like this. Stop spreading your cringe conspiracies, boomers.

[@zebatov]

I think we all know the answer to this by now…

[@jackb3822]

@@barneybetsington7501 While I agree with you calm down a bit

[@Mecal21]

Kinda interesting how I zoned out at the beginning so I didn't hear him say 3 coins and I was just thinking "why is he swiveling two coins?" Then I rewinded and once I heard him say three coins then I started to see the illusion. Might've been the power of suggestion at play.

[@L3raje]

WTF, are you me ? I just did the same.

[@rosindabz3138]

2:45 took me a min to see the old lady

[@OOOHBILLY]

The gray square illusion is called simultaneous contrast... The first neural psychology class, called Sensation And Perception, I took in college taught me this stuff. Very neat stuff

[@ticandy8549]

I have experienced it before, but for some reason, and i dont know if its because of the video quality, or what, but the Grey squares looked absolutely identical to me. No doubt about it, there was not even a shred in my mind that thought one looked darker and one looked lighter.

[@commenterjosh2428]

@@ticandy8549 same

[@Roshni-re1hb]

Yup I got reminded of that too

[@CleoCat75]

same, the grays both looked the same to me. And I've seen this illusion in real life and they did NOT look the same in real life, but for some reason in this video they DO look the same. interesting, maybe it is because of the old film quality? bizarre.

[@recklessroges]

The size illusion worked on me, (despite being aware of it from weichi stones). The grey squares looked the same.

[@stonemuncher9494]

Reckless Roges wow you play weichi i thought it was just me who likes Go

[@drewdabbs418]

Neither of them really worked on me. It was a bit dissapointing

[@maxjones503]

I think it might be because he's wearing a top which is also grey (And a very similar shade too) so you kind of see the comparison with both colours together subconsciously which spoils it a bit, but it definitely works in other situations.

[@jamespgray6928]

I had seen all of these illusions before, but I loved the explanations. They should have done the "rubber pencil" trick as well : )

[@smitkapadia8871]

Never seen a great video like this. Love the optical illusions!!!

[@deanmoncaster]

"can you see these three coins?" "No I see two" "Now if I slow it down you can see two coins" "I only saw two anyway"

[@semaj_5022]

I wish I had this show growing up. So good

[@ykb946]

I used to watch that show years ago....Loved it and still do!

[@spartankongcountry6799]

The illusion with the two gray squares didn't work because of the very high contrast between the black and white backgrounds. Blend them together and I guarantee the illusion will stick out much more.

[@Vale-gz3mu]

2:34 Holy crap when you said this is her nose and I started see her, I got scared a little

[@cristiannicolas5349]

It has become a tradition to come to this masterpiece every once in a while

[@marks6928]

Brilliant video. So we’ll explained. Always a joy to watch this program. I wished I’d seen it as a kid.

[@kor123100]

Cool videos man 👌 love this stuff

[@BootlegJackSparrow]

The man just read my mind every single time i guessed something. ❤️

[@origamigirl95]

This was really cool! The gray squares on the papers looked exactly the same shade of gray to me, though. Didn't fool my brain that time. XD

[@feathero3]

Same for me. Does that mean we have better or worse brains than? Or are they just different? lol

[@origamigirl95]

@@feathero3 Maybe just different. :)

[@craigmonty]

Yeah same - and the size of the squares looked the same to me as well. Weird.

[@huntershonour2433]

@@feathero3 probably because of the LCD screen

[@jasonbecker4974]

This was such a great and thought provoking show. Love it. This and Mr. Wizard!

[@pelimies1818]

Great show. Simple, yet interesting.

[@BadassValentine]

I'm glad to see Uncle Rico gave up football and found a new hobby.

[@IsItThatGame]

Is it recorded from a TV or something?? I can clearly hear the frequency sound in the background! And yeah those flickering bands... Nice video though!✌️

[@MsLouisez]

Just older footage I believe. Australian TV in 70s and 80s.

[@DemonetisedZone]

What a great show. Never had anything like this in Uk

[@CuriosityShow]

We were on TV AM for a while - Rob

[@DominikPac-Boy]

This show is showing up in my recommendations, and I dont complain about that!

[@ClaudioBOsorio]

Really fun to watch Rob. You and Deane were splendid.

[@CuriosityShow]

many thanks - appreciated - Rob

[@AlwaysOnForever]

@@CuriosityShow Wow, still replying

[@CraftingTableMC]

@@AlwaysOnForever yes, I'm just waiting to come up with a worthy comment so I get to talk to Rob!

[@A2ne]

The gray squares look about the same, but if i cross my eyes and overlap the squares, one looks darker than the other.... Absolutely wild

[@murquhart8872]

I have never been around to watch this but it’s a nice hearted show from the 80s and is interesting, unlike most of KZbin right now

[@bartholomew1096]

So happy KZbin recommended this channel

[@wparo]

I love this show. Now we have vsauce. I don't know what he is trying to say most of the time neither do I care to be honest

[@xavier7769]

If you need everything explained to you it indicates you’re not very smart. I thought we evolved. Guess we didn’t

[@RochRich.]

Stylin How on Earth do you think humans learn from other humans? That’s right, by having it explained.

[@americamx8886]

@@xavier7769 Dude, you're honestly stupid!

[@silkroad1201]

@@xavier7769 Please explain...

[@fruitfulmission3262]

Well said

[@Damsel_In_Distress_528]

The only ones that didn't 'trick' my brain were the first and last two. (The two coins and squares) I genuinely thought they (the white and black squares) looked the same size and thought the grays looked the same shade. The elderly person one blew my mind thoygh. I felt the coin one was fairly obvious though. I literal subconsciously said to myself: "What the hekk is this person saying; There's only two coins."

[@mayapapaya1915]

none of them worked for me lol, maybe it was the old cameras

[@kevincaballero8245]

Totally the cameras. Check out the grey color optical illusion here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checker_shadow_illusion

[@ZachAttack6089]

@@kevincaballero8245 That's also a more complicated example with a lot more context to trick you into seeing the illusion, using blurry shadows and a clear checkered pattern. I think the demonstration in the video was just a poor example.

[@SamariumHelium]

Same heh

[@adilakbar007]

This is not just an optical illusion video...He also read my mind. He exactly tells what we were thinking 😯

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

I don't remember this exact episode when I was a kid, but I probably saw it and it probably worked on me back then. Although the old lady/young lady thing still got me tho.

[@davisguitar8218]

Keep doing this low resolution quality videos. It gives me the 80's vibes watching at small TV in a sunny sunday morning eating some cereal.

[@setphaser]

holy shit, ive just realised i work with a guy who reminds me of Rob... there was always something familiar about him! i remember watching this exact segment as a kid.

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

I love stuff like this.

[@janamerten6592]

Soo... This is adorable. Thank you Curiosity Show guy. 😍

[@DimSimSam]

I loved this show as a kids and I believe I ended up a medical scientist from watching it.

[@rollomaughfling380]

00:49 "And you may notice two Donald Trumps . . ."

[@timhorpo]

I distinctly remember this when it aired

[@symonjames2657]

I met the two hosts of this show when I was still a kid and it was still going to air. They were in Newcastle for one of the NBN Telethons. They were from Perth Western Australia, They were ecstatic I recognized them and both were true gentlemen and great to talk too.

[@CuriosityShow]

Those NBN telethons were great. We were both from Adelaide SA, however. I remember the P76 drivers who took us everywhere and i give it all a chapter in my memoir of working on Curiosity Show www.wakefieldpress.com.au/product.php?productid=1533&cat=0&page=&featured=Y Rob

[@symonjames2657]

@@CuriosityShow Wow so great to talk to you so to speak again 40 years later, your show was so entertaining and interesting, a real credit to all involved. Thank You for such great memories. They should rerun it and teach kids something worthwhile instead of the crap they fill their heads with these days. anyway cheers Symon James

[@256byteram]

This is now more relevant today than it's ever been.

[@fabianalfonsoooo]

bcs everything u see now is trash

[@praveenawesome2182]

People with low iq have brains that cant see more faces or illusions as brain brings them into light nd havin low iq means brain interprets less sry u have very low iq

[@fabianalfonsoooo]

@@praveenawesome2182 says indian who's country full of trash lmaooo

[@rahulabraham1098]

I wish I could do an Australian accent. It's so cool. Everytime I try, it sounds more like a British accent...

[@marcelszekowski315]

It's like sometimes American and sometimes british

[@Tweekend27]

Aussie accent is probably the hardest to imitate and as such, it always comes across fake to us Aussies.

[@SirCommoner]

you gotta sound like a new york mobster trying to do a cockney accent

[@YuvrajSingh-fi8yt]

Still recommend after 3 year , lovely 😍

[@SpencerWilliamsIV]

These are very old optical illusions. Glad they are still being studied and admired.

[@chillydabears]

Uncle Rico, if I was the coach, I would of put you in the 4th quarter and we would of been state champs!

[@JorgetePanete]

have*

[@5orgen51]

He could throw a football over them mountains

[@friedrice992]

Or maybe hit someone with a raw meat hardcore

[@dobos420]

I never seen the old women

[@jayloren9783]

Paul Howard the check is da nose, and look at the ear, imagine it like it was an eye

[@jayloren9783]

Paul Howard i mean cheek

[@shyamsharma1746]

Still I can't see...

[@sadmanhossain9936]

Funny cause it was very hard for me to see the young woman

[@zhnak1897]

I saw both

[@usmh]

The color one has always been the most convincing illusion for me, alongside the Ames window, but this time I didn't see it at all. They looked identically colored right away.

[@georgecole8304]

The question is asked..love it

[@KLKLKLDUF]

0:40 I see two Donald Trumps looking at each other.

[@Taviannorman]

*WARNING* Dont do this when high

[@caveman5831]

Omg, this show was killa back in the day.

[@hmmpppsaywhat7878]

If this show was made by Netflix, each illusion would be aired as separate 6 part specials

[@nitrousoxide2265]

I dont see the old lady

[@Blueangel290393]

it was very hard for me to discover the young woman o.o

[@Fixided]

On my end it was super hard for me to discover the old woman

[@rafaelcarmo5562]

Brain is a interesting organ

[@Blueangel290393]

Fixided lol

[@screwthenet]

I miss old tv...and everything before the year NOW lol

[@timoteohall7780]

I exploded my mind with this

[@latestbuzz5066]

I didn't see old woman.. Anybody else??

[@Moonlakes]

then you have an underaverage iq

[@latestbuzz5066]

@@Moonlakes no but i have OCD

[@latestbuzz5066]

@@Moonlakes now i see oldwomen

[@Moonlakes]

@@latestbuzz5066 great

[@jared19882]

@@Moonlakes says the person who said "underaverage" lol...

[@cristoferalbarran1142]

Am I the only one that found this easy 🤔

[@ecneicsPhD4554]

I have seen so many optical illusions that I have risen above the simple ones like the one shown here. The Ames window I cannot defeat without concentrating hard enough.

[@JamesWilliams-gp6ek]

This just brought me decades back in my life.

[@recommendit908]

Uncle Rico????????

[@KevinPerez-ze5ov]

LiquidPhase1307 Phase LMFAOOOOO😆😆😆😆

[@giorgosseferis3825]

I still cant see the old woman....

[@EjayT06]

Giorgos Seferis I couldn’t at first, but the chin of the young girl is the nose, and the black bit that sticks out underneath it is her mouth

[@vladvladut2532]

Try to focus on the young woman neck chocker.

[@tylertr9819]

Giorgos Seferis me too

[@HandyFox333]

The old lady one used to scare me when I was a kid. It was on the back of an Apple Jacks box. I used to have nightmares of it. Edit: Oh god. The wikipedia images are more nightmare fuel.

[@garethsavin4464]

I genuinely could not see the old lady’s face! I feel so stupid. This was great viewing,no going around the houses,straight to the point. If only my science lessons at school had been this interesting.

[@darylkanofski9327]

I still dont see an old lady in the photo

[@mikespearwood3914]

I could after he pointed it out. She's looking downward.

[@puspalatanayak9274]

I can't see anyone

[@thebat3888]

The ear of the young woman is an eye of the old woman..the wee circle bit in the young woman's ear is like a pupil looking down and the eye of the young woman is like an eyelash of the old woman's other eye and the young woman's chin is the old woman's nose she has like a bridge in her nose between the old woman's eyes..PHEW.!!! Hope that helps ya's see her..Just concentrate on the young woman's ear and eventually u should see her ✌

[@spencer6874]

Cant see it

[@nightfury8848]

I saw here but it's not so clear and she has no mouth :/

[@thegiantpumpkin5903]

You can tell that there were only two coins

[@dooley9621]

Good old Curiosity Show I watch it every time it was on as a little bloke. Used to fascinate me and take me right of my loungeroom at times in imagination.

[@CuriosityShow]

Very kind and much appreciated - Rob

[@chrisbuckley1785]

I have never seen or heard of this show but it's such a cool show. Kids would love this

[@CuriosityShow]

Thanks. Curiosity Show was a national science program featuring Dr Rob Morrison and Dr Deane Hutton. It was made in Adelaide, South Australia and screened nationally in Australia as well as in Europe, Asia and Australasia (14 countries and dubbed in German for Europe) from 1972-1990. Deane and Rob intentionally used everyday items around the house (like old rusty cans) so that people could repeat the demonstrations with materials they had to hand. In 1984 Curiosity Show won the Prix Jeunesse International, the world's top award for TV programs for young people. Rob and Deane are steadily uploading segments at kzbin.info Why not subscribe?

[@drfiberglass]

Great tricks. Altho being a color specialist I could see the gray squares were the same shade. I use to color match grays and whites on boats. Gel coat color specialist.

[@briansheridan9975]

I am loving these shows I have never seen but I grew up with Don Herbert as Mr Wizard.

[@shoabshah3290]

Superb explanation 👌👌

[@TheInkPitOx]

The "choker" I view as a necklace I saw these as a kid. Such fun.

[@locivids]

I got all four, but still really good 👍

[@michaellavery4899]

I wish this was on British TV now. None of these so called reality TV stars or TV hosts employing their pals to boost each others income.

[@XtraCrispy]

Optical illusions is fun! This guy is genius! love old school video! thx

[@SpaceFighter2004]

I never seen this show before (As of now) but I bet I would've enjoyed it as a kid

[@kristapssalms2698]

Wow... Learn somthing new every day

[@kristapssalms2698]

The vid i saw was gold... Got triggered when reading the coments tho

[@Kirbybros1]

The thumbnail looks like the Roblox CEO explaining why we’re changing their logo.

[@superja67phy27]

Used to love this

[@cjayortaleza2119]

I love this videos

[@TheNdoki]

The color brown is the ultimate contrast optical illusion.

[@PilotA51]

Technology Connections made a great video about brown a couple years ago. Blew my mind but he explained it very well, for a whole 21 minutes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZmXkoqQh9mHrbc

[@MichaelS-vy1ku]

For the very first second of the gray squares when he puts them down, I saw the one on the left looked darker, but the instant he picks both colors up the gray squares instantly became the same.

[@Donteatacowman]

"Focus on the vase, not the faces. Can you do that?" Me, staring waveringly: OK, yes, then what? "Almost certainly not" Me: Oh...

[@AlwaysOnForever]

Idk why, i am still not 20 years old which is considered young, but i really enjoy watching everything with that old camera effect, i always love show or everything that looks like from somewhere near 1980

[@AdelAbuAlaa]

as an ex painter the grey squares didn't trick me and said it's the same colour. so this thing doesn't work all the time or with everyone.

[@PHpengkhianatnegara]

This is opium for my brain. Thanks 4 uploaded it

[@thetky_clan666]

I Wasn't Fooled By Most Of These, But I Somehow Didn't See The "Old Lady" Until I Angled Myself/Phone A Different Way.

[@dylanlong4052]

Man this shit is still wild again KZbin rules

[@CharlesB147]

I think my favorite is Wittgenstein's duck/rabbit illusion. (But that's just because Wittgenstein is one of my favorite philosophers.)

[@adit8266]

Hats off to the genius who put subtitles here. Blocks out most parts , thats the real trick..

[@CuriosityShow]

That may be your setting - Rob

[@user-dl8ng7zt5f]

Nice jobs,thanks share

[@user-hc9qv9yb9m]

That last one I did for art school assignment to find a color combo that would not trick the mind so I chose purple and green and the teacher was amazed it work.