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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on August 11, 2004, 05:13:17 pm

Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Sandwich on August 11, 2004, 05:13:17 pm: Ok, I showed this to my dad, and he said that it was just like a drug trip he had had back in his hippie days. Anyway. :p

Download the attached zip file, unzip it, and run it (trust me, it's innocent and harmless). Now, keep your hand on your mouse, and stare at the center dot of the spiral for 45 seconds or so. Then look at your mouse hand.

:D :drevil:
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Ford Prefect on August 11, 2004, 05:20:05 pm: ****, son... that's scary.
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: beatspete on August 11, 2004, 05:26:34 pm: Black magic! Burn him!
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Kamikaze on August 11, 2004, 05:26:37 pm: Whoa, that's weird.

BTW: Works on Linux, cool.
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Rictor on August 11, 2004, 05:35:43 pm: woah, Predator vision.

It looks like that affect that they have in movies, when you're looking through the alien/monster's eyes, and there is that blurring thing around the edges of the screen..
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: jdjtcagle on August 11, 2004, 05:40:17 pm: :lol:
ebaumsworld :D

Pretty cool :nod:
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Genryu on August 11, 2004, 05:47:18 pm: It's more like looking trough a lens in my opinion...
Neat effect all the same :)
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: 01010 on August 11, 2004, 06:28:04 pm: Woah.....mushroom flashback.
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: übermetroid on August 11, 2004, 06:41:58 pm: OUCH!!!!!!!! my eyes!!!!!!! :mad2:
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Liberator on August 11, 2004, 06:50:01 pm: Makes my eyes hurt.
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Unknown Target on August 11, 2004, 06:57:17 pm: My hand was, like, wavy and it rippled in and out. Lol, that was so cool, I want to do it again!
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Martinus on August 11, 2004, 07:10:02 pm: [color=66ff00]Persistance of vision toys are great fun, just don't use them when you're driving. ;)

I used to have an old-skool version, you photocopied it and placed it on the turntable of your record player (decks or LP player), started the turntable and stared, give you the swirly effect. :)
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Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Night Hammer on August 11, 2004, 07:14:38 pm: wow makes me sleepy
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Falcon on August 11, 2004, 09:39:53 pm: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Carl on August 11, 2004, 09:45:34 pm: fisheyed!
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Gloriano on August 12, 2004, 01:10:43 am: Wow, that was wierd
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Post by: Gortef on August 12, 2004, 04:16:58 am: Whoa dude... it's like... whoo... you know... whooee
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Tiara on August 12, 2004, 04:23:09 am: That was like... old :p About a decade old. :p

Anyway, it's still freaky to see your skin crawl like that :D
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Col. Fishguts on August 12, 2004, 04:27:41 am: GAAAHHH.....tha fabric of space and time is bending.....wer're all doomed
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: vyper on August 12, 2004, 07:41:39 am: My head was sore before... now it's worse. Die.
Title: Optical Screwiness
Post by: Janos on August 12, 2004, 07:45:14 am: Watch that when you have horrible hangover and listen to this (http://www.angelfire.com/music4/badmidi/jeanie2.mid).