Comments on Illusion Sciences: why are we surprised by only some of the things that we see?: Thin lines can stop the perception of "winking"

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606757687386980260.post7824534213192775455..comments2008-08-21T16:46:06.597-04:00Comments on Illusion Sciences: why are we surprised by only some of the things that we see?: Thin lines can stop the perception of "winking"Arthur Shapironoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606757687386980260.post-76377873143762275462008-08-21T16:40:00.000-04:002008-08-21T16:40:00.000-04:00An interesting effect also occurs when you drag on...An interesting effect also occurs when you drag one bar completely out of the picture and drag the other such that it spans both backgrounds (ie half of the bar is on the dark background and half on the light background). It looks as if the rectangle is 'winking' asynchronously with itself. This effect seems to diminish as the size of the thin bars is extended, however, it does not seem to completely eliminate them. Which type of contrast display is this an example of?chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13762482049260385606noreply@blogger.com