Watch the video first. It will only take a minute. (And twenty-two seconds.)
Did you pass the test?
No fair if you, like me, were listening to Talk of the Nation this afternoon. Or if you've already heard of this experiment.
But I have to admit, I watched another version on YouTube before I found the original and completely failed the test, even though I knew what to expect going in. (In all fairness, there was a slight twist in the other video so it wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but when I saw the replay I was still kind of shocked that I hadn't seen it.)
That's it. Nothing profound or personal. I was just kind of fascinated by this and wanted to share.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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I was off by 1 pass on both videos. I had a harder time passing the second one than the first one. Interesting.
I was off by a lot of passes, well maybe only 2 or 3, but still. But, yes, I did see the bear and the gorilla - in fact, it's what threw my count off in both cases.
Thanks for keeping me entertained. :)
I counted 16 passes...and saw the gorilla...do people really not see it?
There was a bear too? I didn't see the gorilla. Weird!
I counted 15 passes and saw the gorilla! Then again, I do have my PhD (equivalent) in multitasking. ;)
I did see the gorilla and counted correctly, but I went in with the expectation that the black shirts would pass to the white shirts, so I did have my attention on the whole scene.
This reminds me of something slightly different where we were once shown a picture of a lady with three legs and nobody caught it. Our expectations were so set that it dismissed any oddity.
Yeah, I had to wait forever to watch this youtube video. I got 14 and saw the gorilla. I think I missed a pass in the beginning and I didn't see the gorilla pumping his chest. Mostly this just required a ton of patience because of my traveling crap internet connections.
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