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Oh no, this like a "cannot unsee"-picture. I will never be able to stay at a hotel again without being troubled by the lack of toothpaste. It begs the question
by pttrsmrt 10y ago
Oh no, this like a "cannot unsee"-picture. I will never be able to stay at a hotel again without being troubled by the lack of toothpaste.
It begs the question: What else in the world do we not see until we see it?
- vinchuco 10y agoThere is a wonderful podcast series dedicated to your question http://99percentinvisible.org http://99percentinvisible.org
- pttrsmrt 10y agoNice! Just found this: http://99percentinvisible.org/article/user-illusion-everyday-placebo-buttons-create-semblance-control/ http://99percentinvisible.org/article/user-illusion-everyday...
- _JamesA_ 10y agoSpeaking of 99 Percent Invisible - that podcast makes the entertainment system in my car reboot when played. It ends up in a cycle of play a few seconds, reboot, play, etc, until I change to another podcast. No other podcast or any other source causes this issue.
- jdminhbg 10y agoI recently read an article that said that most podcasts don't use VBR encoding for MP3s because there are some players that don't handle it correctly; maybe 99% Invisible does and your car system is crashing because of it?
- _JamesA_ 10y agoThanks. I did a quick search and found the/an article[1] that says iOS and macOS do not accurately seek within a VBR MP3 but implies that they play without issue. I'll have to investigate this further (or buy a new car) when I have the time. [1]: https://marco.org/2016/08/15/vbr-mp3-plea https://marco.org/2016/08/15/vbr-mp3-plea
- icebraining 10y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X0F1Qjn0Ac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X0F1Qjn0Ac
- chrisbennet 10y agoHere's one: https://priceonomics.com/why-every-movie-looks-sort-of-orange-and-blue/ https://priceonomics.com/why-every-movie-looks-sort-of-orang...
- caf 10y agoAnother movie one: Between the time that Tyler Durden pointed out the "cigarette burn" marks at the change-of-reel and the time that digital projection displaced film, I'd notice them _every_ time.
- ghaff 10y agoCue dots were actually largely anachronisms in most commercial movie theaters before digital came along because multiplexes spliced most films onto one large platter--though cue dots may still have been present. There were typically two cue dots for each ~15 minute reel. On the first cue dot, the projectionist would start the second projector running while the second was the cue to actually switch over.
- caf 10y agoThey did still have the cue dots on each reel, because smaller movie theatres still used changeover projection. In such a theatre you'd also often see a slight jump in the positioning of the picture when the changeover happened.
- ikeboy 10y agoThe gorilla right behind you.
- EliRivers 10y agoCounting ball tosses, only by the people wearing white. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo
- wila 10y agoTo stay on the hotel topic, this one [0] scores pretty high on not unseeing it. If you see the cleaning lady and there's no glasses on her cart then chances are high that she has to clean them herself while cleaning your room. Which is pretty much always the case and they do have to clean your toilet too. They normally have to do many rooms, so they don't always have the time to do it properly. When at a hotel, drinking glasses / cups / mugs etc.. I always clean myself before using. [0] https://consumerist.com/2007/11/07/secret-camera-investigation-every-single-hotel-failed-to-wash-your-cups-and-glasses/ https://consumerist.com/2007/11/07/secret-camera-investigati...
- killbrad 10y agoBlack circular spots on sidewalks. Those were all gum someone spit out. You'll never be able to unsee that now.