What is Digg?258 Comments
- lucidguru, on 05/14/2008, -10/+218Nope, but my brain is.
- UCFartstudntJON, on 05/14/2008, -14/+2061995 called, it wants its optical illusion post back.
- Desolite, on 05/14/2008, -2/+172this guy i know has a pretty big blind spot, turns out he's blind.
- MrFurious2k, on 05/14/2008, -0/+135Just imagine thousands of people this morning bobbing back and forth next to their monitor with one eye closed.
- inactive, on 05/14/2008, -2/+126***** bastard eyes
- GumdoMike, on 05/14/2008, -3/+84Your mom called, she wants to know why you haven't called her in a week and to remember that next Sunday is Aunt Wendy's 61st birthday
- bridow, on 05/14/2008, -0/+71i'm always scared one of those ghosts will pop out when i'm told to stare on a website
- Grimdotdotdot, on 05/14/2008, -3/+661998 called, it wants its joke back.
- inactive, on 05/14/2008, -2/+65Ninjas have no blind spot.
- ultraJesus, on 05/14/2008, -5/+54Because your mom..
*holds up hand for high fives* - Ultage, on 05/14/2008, -2/+52How exactly did you win the beers? Did you steal them off the bar when they were in people's blind spot or something?
- helikopter, on 05/14/2008, -5/+43maybe it's cause i haven't gone to bed yet, but this blew my mind
- DangerMouse9, on 05/14/2008, -5/+38He said he and his squad banged your mom.
- neko, on 05/14/2008, -2/+35Yes, yes, we all know about the blind spot already, but I'm still digging this because it was an entertaining diversion from work.
And in the end, is that not what Digg is all about? - alexforcefive, on 05/14/2008, -10/+39An obvious flaw in the "design" makes you believe in intelligent design? If the eye was intelligently designed, the optic nerve would be off to the side somewhere so as not to interfere with the photoreceptors. This would probably mean a slight restructuring of the skull to compensate.
I see this article as yet another piece of evidence in favour of evolution - DangerMouse9, on 05/14/2008, -4/+27I'm sorry you misunderstood what he was saying. I'll clarify for you:
"Because I don't understand how the brain could fill-in information for me while processing what my eyes see and I'm either too lazy or too stupid to investigate why that happened I'll just believe that the flying spaghetti monster willed it to be the case and that answer is good enough for me. Oh noes, I said something stupid in a room full of people where some of them may know what actually causes this so I should just shut up instead of having my mind expanded." - MalkyMalc, on 05/14/2008, -0/+21Yes. Now that I've discovered my blind spot, I can hide my work in it.
- Fijster, on 05/14/2008, -1/+20Maybe if he takes this test he'll find out he has a see spot.
- zantos420, on 05/14/2008, -3/+20i know this is a lame comment but damn that is that cool i had no idea we had a blind spot like that - let alone that big!
- Nougat, on 05/14/2008, -13/+32Actually, in this case, your brain is telling you the truth. There are no receptors where the optic nerve joins the back of the eye. That's where your blind spot is. Your brain is not receiving any data about light that lands in that area, and so it doesn't tell you anything about that area.
Ordinarily, your brain fills in empty spaces with what it presumes should be there - in hearing as well as vision, and definitely memory. This is a way to trick your brain into being straight with you, for once. - Stupidumb, on 05/14/2008, -2/+18LOL THAT'S SO AWESOME YOU'RE SO AWESOME LOL
- Vironex, on 05/14/2008, -2/+18Did you not read the part where it says the brain is actually filling in information with assumptions? Or see the page where a red dot appears? This is not an example of your brain "bring straight" with you.
- Rocco03, on 05/14/2008, -0/+16Nice, it reminds me of this illusion:
http://www.geckoandfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2007 ...
Look closely at the cross and the spots will disappear. - Godlesswanderer, on 05/14/2008, -1/+19Cool little applet that lets you map your own blindspot.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/blindspot/ - LiveDesign, on 05/14/2008, -1/+14Then try closing your right eye and look at the dot rather than the plus and start moving closer to the dot. It should work.
- sennister, on 05/14/2008, -14/+31I have won many beers by using this trick on people in bars. It was shown to me in aviation training with the US Army as we were attending classes that taught us aided (night vision goggles) and unaided night vision skills.
- jd72277, on 05/14/2008, -4/+17because, this is their big moment in life. to be a "somebody" on the vast world of digg - what could be finer?
- bajones, on 05/14/2008, -1/+16Even more amazing. When the spot disappears, move your mouse pointer back and forth across the spot where the black spot was. It gives you an even better idea of how big your "Hole" is.
- MacSuxWindozSux, on 05/14/2008, -1/+13Move the mouse around the circle to see exactly how big the blind spot is. (as the mouse appears and disappears)
- robotabot, on 05/14/2008, -1/+11as long as it's in your blind spot, you should be okay :O
- fxspec06, on 05/14/2008, -1/+12run
- thzae, on 05/14/2008, -0/+10See this is why Neji got hit with those Kunai in that one episode....
Come on, don't digg me down if you actually know what I'm talking about
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I hate myself - DangerMouse9, on 05/14/2008, -2/+12Maybe you should focus more on your English skills instead of fingering yourself.
- corryface, on 05/14/2008, -2/+11haha, glorious. high five
- inactive, on 05/14/2008, -1/+10Based on the description you gave of 'some form of cataract,' I'd say that your eyes are indeed ***** up.
- jd72277, on 05/14/2008, -1/+9take that!
- jameshighmore, on 05/14/2008, -1/+9That's what she said?
- seabass10, on 05/14/2008, -1/+9uuiU? honestly come on. at least used a different url
- johnnysaucepn, on 05/14/2008, -1/+9Mammal eyes are really badly designed for this reason. However, the 'Intelligent Designer' got the octopus eye wired up the correct way round. Why this Designer didn't wipe out or redesign all the mammals, like his supporters claim he has with other predecessors, we'll never know.
- novemberdream07, on 05/14/2008, -1/+9Internet Explorer 4.5 or later how old IS this website?
- dogatemypron, on 05/14/2008, -0/+10At least the bustedtees chick in the top right isn't in my blind spot. Giggady giggady.
- nuural, on 05/14/2008, -0/+8ok, but can I stare at the tit instead of the cross?
- MisterNetHead, on 05/14/2008, -5/+12Twice.
- mKdiR, on 05/14/2008, -1/+8I'd love to see you try that.
- DangerMouse9, on 05/14/2008, -4/+11Oh please tell me what you're going to do next. I'm on the edge of my ***** seat with anticipation.
- MalkyMalc, on 05/14/2008, -8/+17In Soviet Russia, spot blinds you!
- wushu18t, on 05/14/2008, -4/+12my blind spot is bigger than it seems. i found my distance where the spot disappears then i moved the cursor towards the spot. it disappears a bit before and a bit after the spot. a radius of about 1 inch from the center of the spot.
- Morfine, on 05/14/2008, -1/+7im so tired that i didnt even see the cross that it mentioned
- Stavrosian, on 05/14/2008, -2/+8You bet them a beer that you can make the spot disappear, genius.
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