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22. That is so cool!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 12:35 AM

Nov 2019

I was having the same problem some have mentioned; once I saw the plates as right side up I couldn’t figure out how to make them look upside down again. Until...

I realized that, for me, all I had to do was read the top line of text (“All these plates are upside down...”), and then, glancing down at the picture, they would all be upside down once more. Wow. Is my brain REALLY that malleable? Explains a lot about Fox News addicts and their aversion to objective reality! Spend enough time having people tell you the plates are upside down and soon enough that’s all you can see, I guess...

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Optical illusion? [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 OP

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The reverse is true as well. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2019 #2

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Very cool. In fact, they're ALL "upside down"... Foolacious Nov 2019 #3

It worked for me the first time... months ago... Harker Nov 2019 #4

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I'll revisit the matter. Harker Nov 2019 #11

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Ah! That's right! Harker Nov 2019 #13

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It's funny, they flip back and forth for me. smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #23

First thing, bleary eyed Harker Nov 2019 #25

I glanced at it and then looked down to take a sip of my drink... gristy Nov 2019 #5

I have this in my Google drive, I love this kind of stuff. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #6

Soon as I saw the right side up plate they all turned right side up. If I look away for one doc03 Nov 2019 #7

Nice n/t denbot Nov 2019 #10

The power of suggestion. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #16

oh my handmade34 Nov 2019 #17

So, which one did each of you think was the original Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2019 #18

The middle one on the right flips them all for me. Ohiya Nov 2019 #28

Interesting. That was actually the original one that flipped for me. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2019 #31

It worked on me Martin Eden Nov 2019 #19

Cool USALiberal Nov 2019 #20

Cool! It reminds me of the shiny legs illusion. NurseJackie Nov 2019 #21

That is so cool! robbob Nov 2019 #22

I Got It ProfessorGAC Nov 2019 #24

This is weird. TruckFump Nov 2019 #26

I can switch them back and forth at will MrScorpio Nov 2019 #27

Wow matt819 Nov 2019 #29

Some people have a similar experience looking at lunar craters. Talitha Nov 2019 #30