The Moon Terminator Illusion

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Sources and sites to learn more below!!!
dolly zoom effect: filmmakeriq.com/lessons/introd...
visual angle:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_...
xkcd.com/1276/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_a...
astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/A...
great visual angle / angular diameter chart: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia...
moon terminator illusion resources:
rogers and olga naumenko (2014): www.perceptionweb.com/abstract...
moon tile illusion [PDF]: www.seas.upenn.edu/~amyers/Moo...
www.upenn.edu/emeritus/essays/...
www.astropix.com/HTML/L_STORY/...
cosmoquest.org/forum/showthrea...
the (more famous) moon illusion:
mrflip.com/teach/lessons/moons...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_ill...
cylindrical perspective animation: chrisjones.id.au/MoonIllusion/
graphical perspective:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspect...)
agilewarrior.wordpress.com/20...
optics of perspective:
www.joshuanava.biz/perspective...
design.tutsplus.com/articles/l...
www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/persp...
homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CVo...
keystone effect: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone...
subjective constancy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjecti...
crepuscular rays:
www.badastronomy.com/mad/2000/...
ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/gui...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscu...
lunar phase interactive: astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animati...
parallax: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax...
car illusion: www.moillusions.com/these-3-ca...
star field illusion: richardwiseman.wordpress.com/...
hallway illusion: i.imgur.com/ty6PM.gif
Euclid’s Optics: [PDF] www.math.cornell.edu/~web1600/...
art resources:
www.nettonet.org/Nettonet/101%...
netfuture.org/fdnc/ch22.html
/ why_are_medieval_paint...
/ why_did_ancient_civili...
/ why_did_realistic_art_...
/ why_was_human_anatomy_...
/ why_couldnt_people_dra...
/ why_arent_ancientmedie...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
/ did_artistic_sense_evo...
www.zoharworks.com/artandoptic...
other geometric illusions: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometri...
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[@jackology6043]

Every time michael makes a statement i am so afraid he's going to follow up with "Or is it?"

[@cardinalmendoza3449]

Same here.....or it it?

[@sma8357]

@@cardinalmendoza3449 wut

[@dylanlastname1461]

@@sylvester2079 same bro i feel you😏

[@dylanlastname1461]

Yeah scary!!

[@-atimes3-]

I’m scared of him saying ‘And as always, thanks for watching’

[@UncleDane]

brains r smart

[@ghost.patrols]

DID SOMEONE SAY BIG MEATY CLAWS?

[@casperolesen2345]

Well here is someone who i did not expect here.

[@MrNick54161]

Uncle Dane Dude wassssssup. Trying to understand perspective so you can place your sentry from an confusing angle so demos will fail at launching explosives?

[@MattHamiltonFilms]

Nobody said big meaty claws u fucking idiot

[@aldo_mores]

Uncle Dane WUT?! TF2 people do other non-TF2-related things?!

[@Eli-zl5wv]

2:34 Michael lets down his light-altering mind field to expose the true size of his brain

[@marmoripelaao9830]

big brain time

[@lucaseirfeldt9664]

And a little after he is megamind

[@floringheorghe2022]

Or does he?

[@melissascone175]

Noice

[@c8rmodels171]

nah he just returning to his usual form

[@multifreak4154]

2:46 This is actually Michael's true from,he is Megamind and distorts every other scene to look "normal".

[@clacker5799]

He is Big-Brain

[@libitch1546]

@@clacker5799 bigy brainy

[@weather9405]

As he husband i can confirm

[@floringheorghe2022]

Or is it?

[@Alienguy500]

Or does he?

[@verseus]

Regular person: A door is a rectangle me: ok.... Michael: A door is a rectangle Me: Wow facinationg!

[@lanacooper131]

Lol

[@lanacooper131]

Ikr I'm the same way

[@danielcarvalho3437]

same lmao

[@RootyTootTootin]

“facinationg”

[@dreamescence]

@@RootyTootTootin "fascinationg" indeed

[@Rakashin7]

for some reason I clicked this video thinking there was a phenomenon where people see the terminator's face on the moon.

[@MrJimmy4599]

Same

[@ConONeill]

xD

[@jonathancummins3340]

That would be awesome

[@pokemon555222]

Same

[@RogueLeaderHD]

***** I thought it was going to be the lunar wave conspiracy, google it if u don't know what I'm talking about

[@hijackedlennart2938]

0:48 when you get kidnapped but your kidnapper asks a question.

[@ALocalFolf]

The answer lies in visual angles.

[@DanPaJo]

Lol

[@pain6832]

@Aiden Hafer oh shit

[@DavidGarcia-fe7lv]

@Aiden Hafer omg im so sorry for your family.... managing the loss of a family member must be really hard..... 😔

[@snowroom1]

Aiden Hafer same. I laughed so hard I threw my family out of a plane

[@superraegun2649]

*Full Moon* Me: "Oh look, the terminator's gone" Terminator: "I'll be back"

[@dinodude7290]

god fucking dammit

[@KSupes]

I kinda hate that I laughed at that, take my like

[@Oogidahboogidah]

@@KSupes I hate that you laughed at that too coz it was shit

[@fuffoon]

@@KSupes I was happy to see it.

[@wallyabaya]

and it does

[@nyarro8370]

I love how he just jumps up into the screen and says things

[@laimonaslb]

+Kyubey look at the date of this video, it wasn't even made in "these days". ignorant.

[@nickmarin2211]

Spell ICUP Nigga spell Mississippi

[@Darkusto]

For you, maybe, but of course, not many care about your opinion. Its not 'hip' or 'modern'.

[@Tomartyr]

I think that's autoplay.

[@maleknecibi]

Tomartyr no, he's right. Go to 5:49

[@bepowerification]

that car example was mindblowing. I cant convince my brain they are equal sized, even with the animation.

[@yobrethren]

I rewatched it and close other objects with my hands, and They looked the same! Our brain is terrifying thing

[@jamm8152]

you... you made me slap my screen. my hand hurts. i hate flys. You are SATAN HIMSELF.

[@mannyfreeesh5256]

That car example is funny, but if you just focus on the license plates it kinda snaps you back into reality.

[@jamm8152]

@@mannyfreeesh5256 oh there goes gravity Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy? No He won't have it, he knows his whole back city's ropes It don't matter, he's dope, he knows that, but he's broke He's so stacked that he knows, when he goes back to his mobile home, that's when its Back to the lab again yo, this whole rhapsody

[@DarkFread]

They are and are not the same size, depending on what sort of size you talk about. The illusion works because of the ambiguity of the word "size". The animation shows that their *apparent* size is the same, sure. But in order to take a real picture that looks like this, you would actually need the second car to be bigger that the first one, and the last one even bigger.

[@wespicedmemes]

6 years ago but this production and editing is still undefeated, I can always go back and watch and still be amazed. This guy was ahead of his time.

[@brydie191]

8 years ago now...

[@pierreo33]

6 years ago thats like a 1000 years ago

[@heindijs]

2015? That's like a stone age! Not like technology hasn't advanced that quickly since then or something

[@_sfv06_17]

Therapist: Big Brain Michael doesn’t exist he can’t hurt you Big Brain Michael: 2:46

[@andrasfogarasi5014]

This debunked many Flat Earth arguments without even trying.

[@Remiii0]

András Fogarasi Watch his video on flat earth and ask that question again. To be honest the entire debate is stupid. Why does it matter? Airplanes fly with their map things just fine. Space ships can take off and all that. Why does it matter what shape the earth is? Cause I personally think it’s Sonic The Hedgehog 🦔

[@EebstertheGreat]

@@Remiii0 The Earth can't be shaped like Sanic, because that's the shape of a protein in the mammalian signalling pathway for embryonic organ development: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog. Sonic can't be so cool that everything's shaped like him; that would be crazy.

[@kevbri11]

earth is banana shaped

[@isthisajojoreference7763]

@@EebstertheGreat dude that article is crazy awesome

[@n14ck]

Knifepoint King yeah the earth is a lacrosse stick

[@forresttt2]

This is probably one of the most complex ideas that has been explained on this channel. Its pretty interesting not going to lie, but hard to wrap my mind around.

[@jon3s115]

Milton Bain i got a headache after watching this...

[@-SUM1-]

It's really not that hard...

[@skateboyjay]

Milton Bain Actually found myself rewinding a bit.

[@PhoenixKDIX]

Milton Bain I finally understood parallax (kind of) after this. Reading the definition of parallax makes you understand the concept less.

[@hellbringer3001]

Artists have to learn this stuff when they are in college. Sooo those jokes about art class being easy are by people who never actually studied art :)

[@PossumReviews]

I don't know if this is true, but I heard somewhere that the reason medieval paintings look so unrealistic is because of a religious mentality at the time that representing the human form accurately was somehow glorifying it and made it akin to a form of idolatry.

[@redcoolhax]

Dr Shaym is that you?

[@santzerosantone]

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[@sometffurry]

how the hell do i keep seeing your comments

[@StanbyMode]

@@sometffurry cuz their verified, youttube promotes verified youtubers comments on any video, and they also comment a lot

[@NT-sx2bd]

I didn't know you were here, yay!

[@TropicChills]

*_The moon terminator sounds like a sick terminator spinoff, I'd watch that_*

[@sdrtyrtyrtyuty]

I just realized that the most interesting Vsauce videos are the ones with the boring titles.

[@chickendelight1316]

+sdrtyrty rtyuty Waa!? What's boring about "THE MOON TERMINATOR (!!!) ILLUSION!

[@sdrtyrtyrtyuty]

+Chicken Delight131 Just sounds like some fiction. I would have never even clicked on the thumbnail if it wasnt for the fact that I couldnt find another vsauce video that I havent watched.

[@QuakeGamerROTMG]

+sdrtyrty rtyuty That is one thing I have learnt after following Vsauce for quite a while, you never judge based on the title or thumbnail you just get right into the video and prepare to be surprised. Unlike other channels the best way to do it is just click on anything randomly without paying much attention and when a new video comes out you don't say "that doesn't sound very interesting" you just watch it.

[@felipeoyarzun5424]

+sdrtyrty rtyuty

[@Alkaloid-Odin]

Yea, me too..

[@thatonebeetlejuicethatinva1278]

The Terminator Illusion: If you look into Lava, you might see a thumb.

[@Fiddydoo]

This is such an underrated comment xD

[@dinodoestuff]

LBP Surfaren 2 5 0 l i k e s

[@sdovas]

And if you JUMP into lava, you might... Aaaaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@Nikku4211]

And if you listen to it, you might hear an Austrian robot speaking Spanish.

[@Dcwest0616-the-best-on-youtube]

473rd like 😂

[@ss_avsmt]

This is the only vsauce video which I thought was not explained well. I had to search somewhere else to understand moon terminator illusion. This happened because vsause has a style of mixing multiple concepts and establishing relationships between them. Here he tried geometrically to demonstrate the illusion which faded as he drifted perspective projection in general. It would have been awesome he had exclusively talked about the illusion and dived deeper into the geometrical aspects.

[@mineduck3050]

I agree. It sort of left the moon and stayed away. For the longest time I could not get the moon. I was one of those idiots who thought the line was from us in the way I think. I came into this one with an understanding already after I got myself to get it right awhile back. I trained my perception and I honestly find it intuitive now. I instantly see three billiard balls floating in black water, one shining a beam, with me on another lol. Took forever to get the visage though, but once in, it's very orientating.

[@enigma1863]

What sources were more useful to understand it?

[@Samjain108]

Fun fact : Michael's neighbours are afraid of saying even a hello to him

[@PurpleBroadcast]

Why

[@Samjain108]

It's Michael Stevens dude this guy can start with a needle and end up explaining aerodynamic stuff

[@Steven_McCrae]

i like to rewatch older vsauce videos , nodding my head intently holding my chin as if i were a professor

[@PhysixProductions]

instently?

[@markmayonnaise1163]

+PhysixProductions They said intently. Physix?

[@PhysixProductions]

what does that mean?

[@markmayonnaise1163]

You appear to have thought that the OP said spelled instantly wrong. You misread the word he actually typed as *instently*. He typed intently.

[@PhysixProductions]

What does intently mean

[@xStrongHD]

As to why the "child-like" perspective was popular in art in medieval times, an important feature of pre-Renaissance painting was that size of subjects were often indicators of importance and reputation. A powerful figure, like the ruler or a religious leader, would be depicted larger than less important figures within the same painting or work of art, completely disregarding the demands of mathematical perspective. You could also observe this with soldiers in terms of their ranks in war depictions. Uncoincidentally, the progressive ideas that developed alongside Renaissance, such as humanism and the decentralization of power, went hand in hand with the shift of perspective in art.

[@NomadUrpagi]

Good analysis

[@ViratKohli-jj3wj]

stfu imbecile

[@tricko8355]

Virat Kohli the madlad actually said it

[@aristocat3012]

thanks. never knew i needed that but now i do

[@currypenguin]

@@ViratKohli-jj3wj No

[@CaptainGinyu]

first time i ever heard of this illusion and it literally broke my brain

[@renatasecco7465]

Same

[@Diogenes_ofSinope]

It did it for me too back when I got into photography. I also think many film makers never get over this feeling of awe caused by this illusion.

[@alissabelle]

4:32 I've used this simulator before! In class at UW with my astronomy teacher who works with NASA! Sorry, I'm feeling very proud and excited 😁🌌 I just love my professors, they're some of the coolest people I've ever met! 10/10 🤭🪐

[@GreenDay1695]

Imagine if Michael was your science teacher

[@teamatfort444]

that would be awesome

[@brenduck]

+TeamAtFort that's an understatement

[@johnnyappleseed5869]

It would be my favorite class.

[@Pabular]

+Brenduck Stop.

[@brenduck]

ok

[@TipsyRiver]

I saw someone who looked incredibly like you at the supermarket the other day and I stalked him for 15 minutes. When he went to the counter, I got behind him and I was still trying to get a really good look at his face. Then, he turned at me and asked me to grab him a chocolate bar from behind me next to the counter. I immediately walked away, I was so disappointed, because he spoke greek and I realized he wasn't you. I had come up with the whole conversation in my head and everything, too. :(

[@peroxideprincess3246]

Tasos Kozi LOL, YOU DIDN'T GET HIM A CHOCOLATE BAR? XD

[@justiceretrohunter2]

Tasos Kozi lmfao

[@Psychodegu]

Tasos Kozi How did you know he wanted a chocolate bar, do you speak greek, are you sure that Michael doesn't speak greek?

[@ForzaEnforcer]

Psychodegu I think he meant that the guy had a Greek accent, unless you were being sarcastic.

[@TipsyRiver]

Epic McBoss Just walked away looking disappointed. I didn't even want anythign from the store, I was just stalking him.

[@charliehannan5797]

2:43 MEGAMIND

[@sxejenny19]

It would be so cool to use this information to enhance roller coaster experiences... adding visuals that make it appear you are going faster or in a weird direction without actually changing the mechanics of the roller coaster...

[@zeemdotexe]

that optical illusion car thing broke my brain

[@jupiter-qu3zl]

X2

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Now I need a cast for my brain.

[@buiphamthanhvinh8265]

Guys, just look at the street next to the cars and focus on that one point and they will become equal sized. The trick is not to have your brain focus on the illusion. Make your vision less focussed and ta da!!!!!

[@aceofspades8129]

The difference in speed one did for me

[@JediEdi]

Rebooting... 1% Do not shut the system down while rebooting is in progress.

[@BinkieMcFartnuggets]

I think this title just gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a great idea for his next sequel.

[@crysis63]

BinkieMcFartnuggets hahaha

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

6 years ago

[@beaconblaster33]

THE LINE BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE CEILING *IS* CURVED!!!

[@SpottedSharks]

Next time you see this, hold a ball up to the moon. The ball's terminator will match the moon's.

[@armandanial6037]

And as always, i'm lost and confused

[@BlazingshadeLetsPlay]

Arman Danial If you are always lost and confused.... Then are you _really_ lost and confused?

[@lifelonglearner56]

Arman Danial Ahh, but even if lost and confused, it's fascinating to get just a glimpse of your destination.

[@OmegaVestoLord]

Claire Hancock A glimpse of the destination to a lost man is as useful as a picture of oxygen is to a drowning swimmer.

[@lifelonglearner56]

OmegaVestoLord "A glimpse of your destination" gives you an idea about where you are trying to reach; in this case, your destination is an understanding of a concept ... and a picture of oxygen ... would be a blank page. :-)

[@docblunce2978]

Claire Hancock evryone is lost and confused silly some are just ignorant of it. like yourself perhaps?

[@Moonbeam143]

This channel blows my mind with each and every video.

[@demago3265]

Moonbeam Same here

[@XerosXIII]

Moonbeam dosage, 1 per day; took 3 at once before, I found myself unconscious behind a church, with a water-gun, and tattooed "V-Sauce"

[@RagaKhalif]

Moonbeam Same

[@LordMephistoteles]

Moonbeam we all inherit a debt of gratitude to michael and vsauce each time they post a video

[@lLpars]

Moonbeam It blows meyene too.

[@thetimewizard6375]

I wish you were every teacher on earth each lesson comes with its own fully furnished video explaining everything we need to know and beyond to solidify our prior knowledge

[@justinvaage]

2:28 Michael morphs into megamind

[@SquareWaveHeaven]

Hey look at that door OH MY GOD IT'S CHANGING SHAPE WHAT IS THAT?!

[@ayguntataev]

Surfing On Squarewaves IKR

[@xmvziron]

Surfing On Squarewaves Man I see you every where

[@cheesecakelasagna]

From now on, I'll be secretly losing my shit every time I see a door opening, changing shapes.

[@Tom_O5]

He makes everything look interesting 😂😱

[@tasertag7513]

Now look at this door, that I just found.

[@sagbag]

I will never stop being amazed at all the awesome things our brains do without us even knowing, but also how easily it can be tricked.

[@HalfAhBean]

SagBag We are our brains. There is no separation

[@sagbag]

***** That wasn't my intention. I meant the functions the human brain can perform without our conscious knowledge.

[@LittleSolarSystemOfficial]

SagBag I'm amazed by it too. The eye can see at around 570MP which is astounding. Sometimes when recording, my camera stalls since it can't push 1080p onto an SD card fast enough. The brain is a powerhouse!

[@NatTardis]

LittleSolarSystem Give it a few hundred years and I bet we'll have cameras and screens recording and displaying 570MP or more. If only we could live long enough to see that happen..

[@LittleSolarSystemOfficial]

Nat Tardis Haha. The one thing I'd love to see before I die is immortality technology :)

[@VexNovaYT]

This man taught me more than my Science & Art teachers ever had

[@JatPhenshllem]

Then listen more in class

[@Gerastenok]

It's fascinating that modern world still adds something to the artist techniques. Take the Depth of field that is absent from most old paintings. And even if the artist as a scientist did depth of field effect on the painting because the artist itself knew about it due to using optic mechanism, common folks even couldn't imagine what is happening on the picture. So only after it was wide spread because of cinema and cameras, artists started to use it often

[@Roxanewolfie]

what is really amazing to me is how we (and so our brains) can understand what causes these illusions and effects, and yet still can't help but see them, unable to correct them.

[@DeputyBurbank]

k- hitman I think even though we can comprehend the illusions, we are hard wired to ignore the reality behind them. Presumably, because survival has been dependent on these types of interpretations: how close is the lion? Which direction is it coming from? How deep is that gorge? Can I jump over this gap? etc.. However, why is the moon's crescent not aligned with the sun? ... not as important for survival.

[@abdulkadiryldrm8782]

k- hitman because we dont have the right sensors to analyze what we see would this be correct

[@beefcurtainz69]

Yeah correct them to what? We see things how they really look.

[@Faarax96]

k- hitman It's just like how we humans know what's good but still do evil things , we are super smart as a species but at the same time we have major flaws , were just walking contradictions.

[@F2P_Tricky]

The reason we can't control what we see and why illusions still effect us is that we can't control all of our brain (only 10 %) which is also the reason we can't control things like our metabolism and if we feel pain or not, our brains are not wired to turn off nerve endings in our body hence the reason we feel pain if you were to say, cut yourself, if we could infact gain access to our whole brain, we could easily do things such as alter the reality of our own perspectives, but since we don't have that area of intelligence unlocked yet, there is no way that we can change what we see. And on that note. INTERESTS RATES, ARE ZEROOOOOO

[@hi-fidude6670]

"your brain dont freak out every time a door opens" -micheal stevens 2069

[@Shoshii]

😂😂😂

[@TheNja09]

A door is a rectangle, but it gets "rekt" when you open it

[@hi-fidude6670]

im dying

[@AndiNordsee]

It also becomes ajar, and you still dont freak out

[@arkoses7095]

amazing discovery

[@Joseph_417]

People in the beginning must’ve questioned why there was a guy sitting in front of a camera not moving

[@rile7648]

8:15 this is also why you feel like you’re driving faster at night because only the fast moving ground in front of you is lit up

[@RenzSLV]

he Vsauce, here's an idea for a video what if Space had the atmospheric properties to allow sound to travel in space if so how loud is Space?

[@paulnguyen7962]

There is no sound in space

[@RenzSLV]

Paul Nguyen i know there isn't, but what if it had the properties to allow sound to travel as if it was inside our atmosphere, read my comment more carefully next time

[@mddevice2108]

Argo Nax wave propogation through a medium takes energy... so, unlike light traveling through a vacuum, the sound wouldn't go very far, but if you have seen Star Wars you know you can hear laser blasters firing in space just fine..

[@RenzSLV]

Stars are pretty much like bells. Our Sun, if it could be heard through the vacuum of space, vibrates with a song of many frequencies similar to the ringing of cathedral bells that are each hitting at different notes. If you have been near a cathedral you may notice that as the bells get louder, they chime at certain pitches when they are simultaneously rung. The Sun is similar in that it belts out rhythmic bass thumps over its background hum when certain frequencies overlap with one another. If space were replaced with air and we could hear the Sun, it would be incredibly noisy - the output of the Sun is equivalent to 10 million keys, or notes, of a piano. In fact you would struggle to hear little else! Throwing out an energy of 383 yottawatts per second, we get a translation of 290 decibels which makes for a very, very loud Sun indeed. However, at a distance of 92,957,130 miles from the Sun, things start to change and the monstrous sound of our star doesn’t seem that loud at all. Sound intensity decreases with distance, which means that the Sun would deliver a much smaller 125 decibels to the surface of our planet. In comparison, 120 decibels is a train horn about one metre away whereas 130 decibels is physical pain. In general, the lower the pitch, the bigger the star. Additionally, the sound they make depends on their age as well as their chemical composition. In short, the distance from a star will vary depending on these factors. GG copy paste :)

[@TheUltimateRage]

Argo Nax Forget VSauce, you might as well do your own videos lol. That was actually ridiculously intriguing!

[@Medbread]

I expected an illusion that made the moon look like the face of Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@Markmix123]

??? ok

[@ashhalcyon]

black-snorro Because Moon TERMINATOR Illusion

[@notafurry5965]

??? Lol

[@ashhalcyon]

Derpy Gaming Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Terminator... do you not get it? Wait, no, you DON'T!.!.!.!.!.

[@Medbread]

Kris Olson He does. My name is ???. That's why he has ??? At the beginning of the comment.

[@beanbon7469]

I would like to thank you for the demonstration of putting your hand closer and further away from your face at about 6:27 because I did it with some food I was eating and was able to notice a cat hair on my melon. Thank you Michael, very cool.

[@roux6715]

C a t m e l o n

[@GoldenfoxxPrime]

Michael: Opens door Me: *screams non-stop for an hour

[@ElwoodPlays]

I just imagined moon wearing a black leather vest and sunglasses... WHY WOULD MOON WEAR SUNGLASSES

[@papapumpass2121]

Elwood Because everyone has a dark side ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Statusinator]

Elwood Google "Moonman"

[@ShyGuyXXL]

Elwood You're right. It would actually wear moonglasses.

[@xyanide1986]

Elwood Because you have to deal with it wearing a leather jacket.

[@Gabu_]

Elwood Because it's using a 20m barrier.

[@thinkfact]

This kind of makes me think of the Vsauce icon of Michael's face. Michael's face has depth in real life, but the limited perspective his icon gives makes it look like his face is "rolled out" on the icon, rather than it just being a close-up. Look up "face panorama" and you'll see what I mean. ;)

[@DayzleTV]

Think Fact Oh my god, wow. I thought this too but I didn't know how to ask it. Very cool!

[@Gazosavin]

Think Fact Oh yeah I see what you mean! The majority of game developers use this when creating an avatars or characters face. What may look like a face with full depth and realism, when really it's just a photo slapped onto a polygon (:

[@ewan.cartwright]

Think Fact Thanks for the nightmares.

[@EliasNahuelGarceteGimenez]

Think Fact Hey! Think Fact! I didn't expected you here! Now im thinking... you were inspired to make videos because of him?

[@ellingeng]

Elias Nahuel Garcete Gimenez He made a "History of Michael" video or something, it's pretty good.

[@nickhundley21]

Picasso: "It took me a lifetime to learn to draw like a child." Me whose been doing it since kindergarten: I do not have such weaknesses.

[@vagatronics]

2:39: When someone tells you that you can’t have the 8th Big Mac.

[@superninja6630]

*stares in fat*

[@buihongquanw2525]

8:15 the best illusion ever. Seriously, I recommend you guys to hold your hand up or making a hole with your thumb to try it

[@Ganslool]

Put two Fingers in Front of you, so you have the chambers. One in the middle and two at the sides. Its confusing

[@shade7033]

Warning, motion sickness can incur

[@esf9827]

The starfield effect exists in minecraft. The game increases your field of view when you drink a speed potion, so that you more of your screen appears to be going fast and less of it comprises of slow moving objects. This effect is mainly used to make it appear that you're going much faster than you really are, possibly to persuade players to use potions and play the game evenly.

[@arkoses7095]

MIIIIIIIIIIIIINE DIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAMONDS

[@dronerider1355]

I have often observed this so-called illusion, and I've often pointed it out to people. I have not yet met anyone who says that they had already observed it before I showed it to them. When I just describe it to people, they often come up with an explanation for it, and then admit that they have never observed the phenomenon. This man is seemingly trying to explain it, yet I feel even further from understanding it after listening to him. It's there for everyone to see, and yet.....

[@ZipplyZane]

To put it as simply as I can: the illusion is caused by the fact the sun is so much further away than the moon. Most of the light hits the part of the moon that doesn't face us. To unsee it myself, I hold up my hand and pretend that I'm actually holding the moon in my hand. Then I imagine a 3-D line connecting the two.

[@kdwaynec]

The "Terminator" is always perpendicular to the ecliptic. The effect seems to be more noticeable when the ecliptic is riding very high in the sky.

[@pnutdraws]

Michael has covered perspective & some eidetic memory in the mind field episode, if he ever went back to these topics i wish so much he would mention the artist Kim jung gi , a living master for sure

[@TheNoerdy]

That door got rekt

[@D3F3R]

TheNoerdy1221 :P

[@CrafTonyiHun20]

TheNoerdy1221 mug gut rekt by 4shortuning never 420get rip in pines ;_;

[@manuel_cojocaru]

TheNoerdy1221 MLG noscoped. u wOt m8? 1v1 me , dOor! i am MLG snipar, i quicKscopE u.niqqA

[@EzikielGatus]

TheNoerdy1221 NICE MEME. NICE MEME. NICE MEME NICE MEME.

[@stunningandbased5516]

Cojocaru Manuel such rekt very smart much doorscope

[@96ace96]

In ancient greece they had Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. We have Vsauce. Hopefully he won't be forced to drink from a poisoned goblet.

[@josephfox9221]

96ace96 in thier defense, Socrates was a bit annoying hey socrates how are you today? how do you know its day? uh... ok then...

[@itheinternet6741]

Who the fuck is socrat?

[@wookiefearssilver]

I ♥ the InterneT retired brazilian soccer player

[@zokalyx]

Wookiefearssilver hehe

[@demago3265]

96ace96 And hopefully the Romans won't come in and kill Michael, Kevin, and Jake and copy everything they've done...

[@k29king1]

I like to watch Vsauce videos from Michael, his videos have the unintended effect of ASMR while learning! Brain tingles while gaining information, its awesome!

[@user-ej4ox8vg1u]

Love how a video about the “Moon Terminator Illusion” starts off with Michael sitting in a field vibing

[@blobbem]

So it takes more skill to draw something through the eyes of a child than an adult? Does that mean my awful drawings of which look like they were done by a child because of my poor artistic skills are, in actuality, more skillful than an artist?! That's obviously wrong, but I'm sticking with it.

[@Fenriswaffle]

blobbem I can only imagine the intent of the statement is that its easy to learn structure and conventions but very difficult to break free of them. Drawing well outside of your comfort zone and in the realm of things that aren't exactly easy to picture through the mind's eye can be difficult. Of course, it could be artist-wank (thanks Andy Warhol for making me cynical about art), but who knows~

[@lopenash]

It's hard to be intentionally bad.

[@boitahaki]

blobbem I am glad there are people out there like you, who can think for themselves and come to their own conclusions. Picasso is nothing more than a garbage seller, a scammer, who convinced very rich people that his shit was worth a lot of money.

[@boitahaki]

lopenash No, it's not.

[@boitahaki]

***** Properly done drawings which show something interesting are more interesting than Picasso's garbage.

[@killlamas57]

Vsauce, explain to me why people think they are special for watching a video first.

[@IaMSpeaks]

DaVinChae Ford OMFG, PREACH--- ASK---? Awkwardness...

[@InsomniacOvrLrd]

DaVinChae Ford because it's lack of common occurrence is noteworthy enough to proclaim to everyone. It's pretty simple really. If you threw a basketball casually behind you, and it swished, you'd be equally stunned at the unlikely nature of it. What's so complicated here?

[@metasamsara]

DaVinChae Ford That's a stupidly genius topic

[@kurtrusellpatrickswayze]

DaVinChae Ford Because we measure life exponentially. Watch the VSauce video uploaded before this one.

[@IaMSpeaks]

***** Incorrect, I'm a hipster. That shit is called, "The CHILDISH EFFECT"

[@Aron_show]

I sometime thought (came to mind gone from mind) of this but never digged deeper to understand it. Its just amazing.

[@chekote]

I really like these old Vsauce videos 👏🏻 ❤

[@Lammalord]

I missed everything you said on the part with the dots, I was too busy playing with it using my hand.

[@NatTardis]

Mr. Aek Playing with it using your hand ... hmmm ... you little pervert.

[@SidewaysStewie]

Mr. Aek I bet Mike knows what this is called :P

[@Prep5242]

*covers the center* AAAAHHHH

[@coolbeans9161]

Mr. Aek That fucking profile pic

[@jon9247]

the internet is better than fucking college

[@Egirl_Slayer]

TTTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTT MMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEE BBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...

[@Famousi0]

worldoftanks666666 proof that this statement isn't entirely true

[@briannguy4481]

+SPETSNAZ KITTEN I love fucking college.

[@gamerbro7721]

+SPETSNAZ KITTEN how can one fuck a college?

[@volatiledinosaur8517]

+SPETSNAZ KITTEN Getting detached from reality is better than learning?

[@jeffreydavid2997]

This reminds me of stories I've heard of people being blind many years, regaining site, and being confused by shapes and shadows. The brain will mistake a shadow for a physical object.

[@DoctorDisco42]

4:04 'Here's a clue *stares straight at camera*

[@nakash19]

The Starfield Illusion is so trippy. It's awesome when you can interact with these illusions to understand them better

[@MeganGi]

This is so cool. When I was a kid I always thought that the moon was following me!

[@314rft]

+Megan Gill I used to think the clouds were following me, and i was confused when my neighbor said the same thing.

[@thebeastbrothers103]

+314rft I used to think that the guy with the trench coat was following me down the alleyway. Jk

[@randyiron2]

+bradley harris I used to blame everything I did wrong as a child on a guy with a trench coat.

[@legoodagoat]

Love this one. Complex. But simple

[@retrohd1_]

Best Vsauce video I’ve seen so far

[@promark6137]

Fuck school, im just gonna watch vsauce for the rest of my life.

[@doctorpepsi]

same

[@raven.8073]

i wonder how long Micheal has to crouch below the camera so he can pop up into its veiw for certain shots

[@antihenti1476]

+Bella Nash Wow, seven minutes is low.

[@ghoultermina]

Corvair Lane 👍

[@anameyoucantremember]

Feels weird coming back and realizing vsauce videos were about one single subject back in the day

[@piehound]

Thanks for that one. I was looking at the moon this evening and noticed the terminator illusion. And i wondered about it.

[@besmart]

How's that for some perspective, eh?

[@yanglai]

Hi

[@robertwatkins3602]

It's you!

[@yepmcyeppington]

How is this not higher in the comment section

[@small_SHOT]

how did you get here

[@breadmaster8086]

Hi you didn’t get 1k likes oof

[@NinjaPups]

ohh my poor brain lol, but so interesting. I would always wonder when I was little why it seemed like the moon "followed" you and barely moved.

[@littleuzi2775]

I used to when in the car for very long distances, look at the moon and see if it moved all the time.

[@_Niko11001]

NinjaPups When I was like, 9, once when I was in the car, and we were driving on the same road not turning for quite a while, and I noticed the moon not moving. Honest to God, didn't look away from the moon for like, at least 30 minutes. I was mesmerized by how fast it must have been moving to keep up with me because I thought it was following. lol

[@goji253]

Space Core when I was 3 or so I thought that too,I even told my mother that the moon follows us

[@stalememeguy]

when i was 5 i got in a fight with a friend whether the moon followed me or him.

[@AvaApplesauceCheese]

"if it appears to be following us, then how is it following the people going in the other direction?" - ME WHEN I WAS LIKE SEVEN

[@Vitruvitous]

The reason we don't see the line being tilted one way or the other is because the camera's perspective is relative to the horizon to the line at the top. this means we would have to tilt our head to the horizon of the line. Then we will see the tilt in the line.

[@nwayib_hlatshwayo]

No Michael you can't convince me the moon is not following me! It is!

[@GeoffBlackmore]

I learn more watching an hour of your videos than I did in 15 years of school.

[@314rft]

+Geoff Blackmore Same, but it's only 10 years for me.

[@jpian0923]

+Geoff Blackmore Me too, but it's because I pay attention here!

[@civotamuaz5781]

+Geoff Blackmore SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEEEEEEEEEE

[@jessesylvester1019]

+Geoff Blackmore I think it's because watching a vsauce video is something you actually choose and enjoy.

[@ZacharyDietze]

Take notes society...

[@t.c.bramblett617]

This really blew my mind. I never noticed the terminator illusion before actually. As a visual artist I know about perspective and parallax and all that, but the moon-sun thing never even occurred to me because I never noticed it... until now. Kudos! These videos are fantastic

[@mulgerbill]

Welp, that's two days running that the algorithm has given me great pause for thought via old episodes of Vsauce. Can't wait to see what tomorrow may bring!😎

[@sergiourquijo4000]

one of the coolest old school vsauce video.

[@ChrisS1mp]

This video is eye opening!

[@tomshraderd4915]

Chris Simpkins It really gives you some perspective!

[@Lavourrin]

tomshrader I can see your point.

[@tomshraderd4915]

Lavourrin Only a visionary like Vsauce could create such an insightful video.

[@Vi-uc8nu]

Eyesindeed! Ba dum tss! *graps gun shoots self*

[@ABoringTool]

Chris Simpkins KZbin is truly an amazing websight.

[@justgonnastay]

What is Vsauce? Are we Vsauce?

[@barbanegra8560]

Chris Moore Yes

[@pokemonruler300]

MY MUMS CALLED CHRISTINE MOORE

[@joemaxpayne]

Chris Moore sauce is squashed and mixture of stuffs. we are mixture of differnt atoms. i think thats what it means...

[@jaxonsilva3818]

Could Vsauce be us? Is nobody Vsauce? Are we all Vsauce? What us the meaning of Vsauce?

[@starwarsjk99]

Joe Maxpayne Vsauce was a name generated via a random word generator. Check out the life of Michael Stevens

[@minidisx]

Hey can you pass me the ketchup... No this is the Vsauce, where's the Ketchup *tries it* I Love This Vsauce

[@yeeyee7961]

Press 5 on your keyboard while the video is playing. Vsauce: Doody

[@harrisonr2193]

"Here's a clue, 'clues.'" Wow, thanks for the amazing insight with that clue!

[@bobsaggat]

damn, I wish I could paint as beautifully as those Renaissance artists. I can't even draw a straight line without getting frustrated

[@Naruto_from_the_Naruto_show]

Don't worry buddy, those guys took many many years of non stop practice to learn how to paint like that. I know that a lot of them had a natural born talent, but still, practice inevitable...

[@Clyman974]

"natural born talent" Actually nope, it's just that some kids don't abandon drawing and are then seen as "gifted" because they draw better than their fellows. But there is no such thing as natural born talent, I've been drawing my whole life and it's just and only practice and learning.

[@Naruto_from_the_Naruto_show]

Klymahnn Even better, it shows that there is hope for all of us

[@Clyman974]

Learning a skill is actually pretty fast if you do it regularly. I've seen people learning to draw really well in a few months.

[@Naruto_from_the_Naruto_show]

+Klymahnn Oh yeah, that's why I like that saying "Practise makes perfection" (idk if that's how you would say in english)

[@disableddolphin1321]

Vsauce fixed my p addiction

[@raymondsalzwedel]

Eight years later I come back to this video to remind me again of my visual bias.

[@lawrenceleavy7316]

the 1st time I have been in the 301 club for Vsauce... its a good day!!

[@meepisthemeep]

Same here!

[@Yotam1703]

Me

[@Yotam1703]

Me 2

[@JT-og9rs]

Me too

[@mintboy]

lawrence leavy me II

[@nzubechukwu]

“We’re medieval artists really just a bunch of five-year-olds?” - Vsauce, 2015

[@Voice_of_Adam]

I was so sure he was gonna say "Yes" and totally blow my mind.

[@orlanswf]

*Were

[@Bugsfuckingbunny]

@@orlanswf aw come on

[@ortherner]

2015 borns are 5 lol

[@santzerosantone]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqXQe3aJZqqmd6s

[@weesalikesmilktea4829]

Here's something to entertain you if you happen to be passing a field or something similar on a car ride (in which you are not the driver). Look at one point on the field and stay on that point. Since the parts of the field further from you than your point are passing more slowly than it, and the parts of the field closer to you than your point are passing more quickly than it, the space around your point should appear to rotate like a whirlpool.

[@andyb9664]

That cloud shadow explanation was sick

[@averagemex6558]

2:34 i always knew Michael was megamind in disguise

[@jcmaloney2124]

I have to admit, I was kinda disappointed when the moon terminator did not turn out to be a space Arnold schwarzenegger

[@2PurpleCrow]

Did you type the first name and copy/paste the last name? lol

[@cheesecakelasagna]

The reason why I clicked

[@NiliMoto]

this explains pretty much every flat earther question without once mentioning gravity or consipracy.

[@wrenchonabench7331]

THAT FREAKING THUMBNAIL MADE MY HEART JUMP