OK, for your Sunday entertainment and perspicacious pondering I’ll pass along this optical illusion that seems to be making the rounds — it’s somewhat cool, and I didn’t recall seeing it before:
It works better for some folks than for others, and there are actually multiple ways to make it work besides the “breathing” routine. Despite being passed around a lot right now, when I tried to learn more about it I found it went back to at least 2015, but still haven’t found the originator or precise explanation for how it works. In fact, for something that’s been out there for at least 4 years I’m surprised how little I could find about it on the Web. Maybe the best explanation (and still not all that incisive or neurologically revealing) is this comment placed on one site:
“The dots aren't moving. There are two sets of dots in alternating points around the circle, and they're flashing between the two sets. The illusion of movement comes from the suggestion to the viewer that the dots are moving, resulting in subconsciously following in the chosen direction.”
Anyway, if you know more about it feel free to elucidate in the comments below! ;)
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