Impossible to believe, but true

TehBorken · Feb 15 07 03:38

Believe it or not, the squares marked 'A' and 'B' are both the same color. Made by MIT Professor of Vision Science Edward H. Adelson.

[a href="vny!://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_proof.html"]vny!://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_proof.html[/a]

Russ · Feb 15 07 03:42

what? hoiw? linky with explanation?

Moolah! · Feb 15 07 03:56

This is actually invisible text. You think you're reading this but you're not.

P.C. · Feb 15 07 05:42

Something smells funny with that B square.

TehBorken · Feb 15 07 05:48

P.C. wrote:
Something smells funny with that B square.

Lol. I didn't believe either it so I pulled it into Corel Draw and cut it up...sure as hell, they're the same color. Even after I was done I could hardly believe it.

TehBorken · Feb 15 07 05:50

Also hard to believe, but these two squares are the same color:
[br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"][span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"]..................[/span] [span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"]..................

[/span]

[span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"][/span]

P.C. · Feb 15 07 05:53

....and these three letters are really the same

[FONT size=6][FONT color=#ff0000]N[/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT color=#0000ff][FONT size=6]O[/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT size=6] [FONT color=#ff00ff]T[/FONT][/FONT]

Lise · Feb 15 07 07:07

Uhm. *confused* I totally see two very different colors.

kingy · Feb 15 07 07:50

how still dont get how a and b are the same color.

P.C. · Feb 15 07 08:24

THAT one I get. Because the squares around the B square in the center are darker than the 'dark' sqares, it's the contrast that plays tricks.

tenkani · Feb 15 07 08:25

Yup, you're absotutely right..

I just created proof in Photoshop but due to new security measures I can't upload it until I get home

Lise · Feb 16 07 10:22

P.C. wrote:
THAT one I get. Because the squares around the B square in the center are darker than the 'dark' sqares, it's the contrast that plays tricks.[/DIV]
Ah. Makes sense now.

tenkani · Feb 16 07 10:50

Ugh...I knew I forgot something.

Anyway, if you have photoshop or Microshaft Paint just do a screen cap into it and use the eyedropped to take color samples for teh proof!