The horizontal blue lines in this picture really are parallel and it’s blowing people’s minds
No matter how long we stare at this we’re not sure we’re ever going to believe it.
Don't jump to conclusions.
The blue lines are parallel. pic.twitter.com/2TlGzHHJuf
— Erik Brynjolfsson (@erikbryn) April 8, 2018
Maybe this will help …
I also don't jump to conclusions about things posted on the interwebs, so I did some photoshop overlays to test for myself. Check it out fellow skeptics
[Initially lines covered up. Fade in bkrd. Then fade out lines' cover-up. Quick w/ random opacity %s so not smooth] pic.twitter.com/8sFdZwyRJQ
— Emily Abell (@emilyabell) April 8, 2018
To be honest we’re still struggling. You?
The fuck….how the…..someone please explain this to me. I don't get why my eyes are deceiving me
— Ra Ra (@RaRaThaDon) April 8, 2018
They deceive you all the time. There are dozens of "bugs" in the system.
Ditto for other parts of your brain.
Be wary.— Erik Brynjolfsson (@erikbryn) April 8, 2018
The tiny black and white squares which are turned edgewise are forcing your brain into perceiving the blue lines as not parallel, since it can't rationalize the direction of the whole through the visual noise.
— Brian Jones (@mojobojo) April 8, 2018
Some people still didn’t believe it.
I don't believe you, I need some protractors and stuff on here to know for sure, or is this a cruel psychology test
— MRSAleZZ (@MRSAleZZ) April 8, 2018
He's tell the truth. Look at your phone at different angles at the screen. You'll see it
— DontH8thaGravy (@DontH8thaGravy) April 8, 2018
— Marco (@MarcoField) April 8, 2018
These people had some tips if you are still struggling to see it.
@erikbryn @SamHarrisOrg If you squint really hard and blink rapidly, you can see them as the parallel for a brief moment before they switch over
— machine yearning (@dapperlydigital) April 8, 2018
Also if you squint a little out of focus
— Insi Nificant (@insi_nificant) April 8, 2018
Turn it sideways and use your hands to cover a 'top section' and 'bottom section' with a small window between, slide up and down as desired.
— Riles (@RileyGrant) April 9, 2018
On a mobile device this can easily be verified by rotating it away until you’re viewing from a sufficiently oblique angle. And it’s nifty to witness the transition.
— Paul Phillips (@contrarivariant) April 8, 2018
And just in case you STILL don’t see it.
That was hurting my eyes so I removed the vertical sky blue lines…
and voilà parallel lines! pic.twitter.com/bNWuPc5x1s— Wolf Gravy (@WolfGravy) April 9, 2018
— Daniel (@paulvarjak0) April 9, 2018
