One of the most popular Australians that ever lived – Steve Irwin, also known as “Crocodile Hunter” is main actor of today’s optical illusion. I have to admit, Irwin wasn’t my dearest documentary actor before the tragic event took place. Those of you who don’t know the story, Steve died in 2006 after his chest was fatally pierced by a stingray barb, while filming in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. When this happened, half of the planet was in sorrow. I too shared the compassion – even though I wasn’t a fan of Steve’s acting style. This is simply because he was obviously a very good man, and unspoilt by nature, at least this is my view of him. So in the tribute, I post this nice afterimage I found yesterday. You can see this black and white photo in color, if you simply stare at the white dot in the center. After a minute, the image will automatically change to colorful negative. Keep starring at the dot. Next time the image changes, it will switch back to black and white photo (again), but you’ll be able to see it in full color. This effect happened, because colorful negative has slightly “burnt” in your retina, and will stay like this for few seconds, which is enough for you to see the original b&w photo in color!
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I love this kind of illusion. It reminds me of that castle illusion. Hooray, I have the first comment!
CREEPY!
i like this it is pretty cool that is sad wghat happened to him though but his daughter Bindi is cute!
This isn’t an illusion, it’s simply a gif that automatically switches. Nice try.
just loved this one!
ggiibby, I think you didn’t get this one… yes it automatically switches, that’s the point. There are 2 different images, one black and white and one negative. The illusion is that when you spot the white dot, you end up seeing the black and white image in color. If it’s not an illusion, tell me what it is.
What are you talking about Ggiibbyy? Obviously we aren’t supposed to be fooled when it switches! It’s after it switches back that it’s in color. Duh. People aren’t that stupid. I like this illusion.
LOL Ggiibbyy u r a dumbass, hahaha
Lol ggiibbyy u r a dumbass… ! hahahahahahahah
RE: ggiibbyy
You are quite dim. It works. It’s an actual working concept try not looking at it so much and you will see with switch exactly to b&w.
ggibbyy it is an illusion because it only goes back and forth between the black and white and negative of the color… but because the color version never actually shows up (we know this because if you continue to stare the color will remain until you move your eyes or blink and let them “refresh”)
very nice i enjoyed it..
@Ggiibbyy: No sh** Sherlock. The illusion is that the black & white image still looks as if it was there, even though the colors were changed.
to ggiibbyy
what you have to do , is when the image is a negtave (bluish looking) stare at the white dot as hard as you can stare. When the imgae reverts to black and white, keep staring at the white dot, you will be able to se the rest of the image in colour, with you peripheral vision
holy crap, that’s a good one
and ggiibbyy, make sure you actually read what the illusion is supposed to do, THEN whinge about it.
Its supposed to switch between to two pictures
this is pretty neat, i like it!
AH! that is amazing, it scared the living dung out of me!
well done on the observation there ggiibbyy… although if youd follow the instructions youd find out that the gif is all part of the illusion of COLOUR. =P stare at the middle dot of the negative image, and then when it flicks to black and white, and you still have your focus on the dot, the image will appear in colour… incase the original instructions werent retard proof.
Ggiibbyy, read the instructions properly next time.
the point is the negative (after it switches) gets burned into your eyes, then when it switches back you see it in color. read the description before looking at the picture.
AMAZING!!
I think this is all humbug.. The picture changes color whether you stare or dont stare at the white circle. The color changes at predetermined time and does not fall into a category of any illusion.
Of course it is a gif that automatically changes!! How else would it work? You are slow!!!
Love how it suddenly comes to life until you slightly move your eyes.
Ggiibbyy: it is an illusion. if you look at the spot during the b/w and the negative images, then when it switches back to the b/w image the burnt-in negative will make the b/w image be in full color. You’d know this if you read the description and weren’t so negative and in need of feeling superior to others.
It IS a real illusion. Don’t talk crap without knowing.
Hey Ggiibbyy try following the directions above the image. It’s a trick on your eyes. Showing the ability of the mind to put two things together to show the whole. If you stare at the Dot on the Black and White version like the directions say, and keep staring at the dot on the Negative version, when it switches back to the Black and White version, instead of the B/W your mind puts the two other versions together and you see a FULL COLOR image instead of the Black and White. It’s not just a gif image that automatically changes. It is an illusion, because a FULL COLOR version of the image is new shown, but your mind can produce that for you with the two other versions given.
IT’s cool it looks like he has yellow pants on
if anyone is stupid enough to say its not an illusion, they should read the instructions.
this is real. i have been playing around with it, and it is real. the theory behind it makes sense as well, but ggiibbyy, Nice try.
@Ggiibbyy: Of course this is a illusion. The gif has to automatically switch to make the non-negative b/w image as a color image until you blink. RTFM!
Very good! I take it that “ggiibbyy” didn’t read the intro bit properly…
Nooooo… “This isn’t an illusion, it’s simply a gif that automatically switches. Nice try.”
Don’t start that again! The image is supposed to change! It starts with a black and white image. Then you see the negative of the colour version of the black and white picture, and you are supposed to stare at it. Then, the black and white image is shown again. The illusion is that you see the black and white image in colour, because the negative has been “burnt” in your retina. When you look at the b+w image, you see the reverse of the negative!
Hope that made sense!
It is an illusion. And its actually realy good!
this is an illusion: after the image switches from the white-spot version to the grayscale version, the image seems to be in color. After a while it seems to turn to grayscale again.
Just focus on the white spot and you will see!
@ ggiibbyy
yes it is a gif.. but the whole point of it is to stare at the dot on the weird blue and green image until it switches to the black and white image and then you can see it in colour!
I think its very nice :D
@ggiibbyy:
Erm… methinks you have missed the point here; we all know it is a .gif that changes, Vurdlak told us so in the write up above the image. In fact if it didn’t change then the intended illusion wouldn’t work. Optical illusions work by manipulating an image so that it takes advantage of the way you see or perceive it, leading to a ‘false’ impression of, or within the image. Obviously this is a very simple explanation of optical illusions, the illusion in question works by ‘burning’ the colour image into your retina (the manipulation I referred to earlier) and then this is overlayed onto the black and white image, giving you the impression that the image is actually colour (this is the preception bit).
So, ggiibbyy can you please engage your brain before leaving snarky comments about the illusions here. Dumb Ass.
Wow! …didn´t know this one. Works great! …haha, before I read about what was supposed to happen I thought the illusion consisted in seeing Irwin and the croc merge together into an elephant! (the tail being the trunk, etc.)
Ggiibbyy this is an illusion, animated gif is just the way of showing it to you.
Great illusion!:)
Cool!!!
Ggiibby what is your problem?
Read the instructions properly, if you follow them, the black and white image seems to be in colour, when in fact it isn’t – therefore it is an illusion.
ehnm. mister #4… please read the WHOLE story…
Ggiibbyy you didnt read the instructions
OK. That was a good one!
haha nobody like Ggiibbyy.
omg! that was a pretty cool illusion. i saw him in colour for a brief sec
that is awesome. the colors are perfect for a few seconds, but you can’t move your eyes…
Hiten you should read all the comments, because they could also apply to you I believe.
Hahaha Hiten & Ggiibbyy, you are blond, aren’t you?
I just love it <3 !!!! And it’s quite easy to create such an image yourself, I just made one with a picture of my boyfriend ;)