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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 07:45 AM Feb 2018

Take a break: 32 mind-boggling optical illusions that have stumped the internet

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/whats-hot/32-mind-boggling-optical-illusions-that-have-stumped-the-internet/ss-AAu2Gzr?li=BBnb7Kx&ocid=mailsignout

In the past two years, the internet has given us The Dress, a photo of a mysterious missing leg, and this disorienting floor design.

If you're still hungry for more, INSIDER rounded up a mix of classic optical illusions, baffling viral photos, and mind-boggling designs that'll leave your head spinning and illustrate how our brains process and interpret color, peripheral vision, size, and more.
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Take a break: 32 mind-boggling optical illusions that have stumped the internet (Original Post) mfcorey1 Feb 2018 OP
You realize some of us are on our first cup of coffee, right? underpants Feb 2018 #1
Illusion 1: Ad-filled click-bait garbage masquerading as something potentially interesting oberliner Feb 2018 #2
Just thought a post away from the daily crazy would be a break. Never mfcorey1 Feb 2018 #3
Sorry - wasn't meant as a dig at you oberliner Feb 2018 #6
I feel like that describes about 75% of the internet these days anarch Feb 2018 #5
Definitely a huge pet peeve of mine oberliner Feb 2018 #7
Wow Beakybird Feb 2018 #4

mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
3. Just thought a post away from the daily crazy would be a break. Never
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 08:00 AM
Feb 2018

pushing clickbait and the accusation is your opinion.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
6. Sorry - wasn't meant as a dig at you
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 08:38 AM
Feb 2018

I just hate how websites present these things. They never make it easy to see all the content without having to click through multiple pages and having a myriad of ads popping up all over the place.

anarch

(6,535 posts)
5. I feel like that describes about 75% of the internet these days
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 08:33 AM
Feb 2018

Another 20% is just porn; maybe 5% is actually readily usable and conveys useful information without bombarding you with advertising and/or malware.

These numbers are not the result of a scientific study...but seriously, so many sites are just garbage these days...or they just present a godawful user experience thanks to all the adds and clunky code making everything run slow as molasses...

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
7. Definitely a huge pet peeve of mine
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 08:39 AM
Feb 2018

I can't even deal with so-called mainstream normal websites (like CNN) and all their videos that start running automatically (usually starting with ads).

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