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Something this reminds me of is the mccollugh effect. WARNING: the following link contains a literal infohazard basalisk image that if stared at for a few minu

Something this reminds me of is the mccollugh effect. WARNING: the following link contains a literal infohazard basalisk image that if stared at for a few minutes will alter your color perception for a significant period of time - potentially months. It is not behind a spoiler, which would be against the rules on English Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCollough_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCollough_effect

Metacelsus 6y ago
>It is not behind a spoiler, which would be against the rules on English Wikipedia On the desktop site it has a spoiler box saying, "Show at your own risk."
- EE84M3i 6y ago
  That's funny. It didn't for years up to at least a month ago or so and also doesn't seem to on mobile now for me, but I didn't check it on desktop before posting the comment! Edit: it was hidden Aug 16th[1] but previously hiding it has been reverted[2][3][4] for at least 2 years per WP:DISC[5] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect&diff=973267966&oldid=969390752 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect&diff=885452869&oldid=885217380 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect... [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect&diff=879014653&oldid=878883404 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect... [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect&diff=845979838&oldid=841436792 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect... [5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_disclaimer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_disclaimer
- BillinghamJ 6y ago
  Desktop link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCollough_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCollough_effect the OP is the mobile site
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enriquto 6y ago
> a literal infohazard basalisk image that if stared at for a few minutes will alter your color perception for a significant period of time - potentially months That's really scary! It's like looking at the sun.
- skytreader 6y ago
  This might be going off-tangent but I really find things like this fascinating! Reminds me of the Motif of Harmful Sensation[1], one of those tropes that sound fantastical and absurd even in fiction but is actually in real life. [1] http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Motif_of_harmful_sensation http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Motif_of_harmful_sensati... (Not TVTropes, because I also consider TVTropes as "harmful sensation".)
  - ragazzina 6y ago
    Thank you for the link, I've tried to look up the trope of "sound/video that kills/makes one go insane" on TVtrope but I haven't been able to find it. It's also strange that there isn't a wikipedia article about it. It's relatively common in movies and literature.
  - cuspycode 6y ago
    I am reminded of the "Pokémon Shock"[0] incident in 1997 that triggered epileptic seizures in a number of viewers, resulting in 685 people requiring medical attention. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon
terramex 6y ago
I induced this effect in me on 17th April (just checked my browser history for exact date) using instruction given in this wiki article and I can still clearly see test bars as red and green, over 4.5 months later, it is incredible.
- jhardy54 6y ago
  How long did you look at it?
  - terramex 6y ago
    Hard to remember exactly but it was a few minutes per image. I repeated it a couple times over the day because I was fascinated by it. I'd say 30 minutes per image over 12 hours.
tsimionescu 6y ago
Note: just glancing at the images will not do anything - you have to prime your perception by looking at them alternatively for some minutes.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y ago
  This held true for me. I tried staring at the red and green ones alternating every few seconds for a minute or so before I got bored. After a few times I started seeing what I can best describe as shadows of green horizontal bars when looking at the red image. I was rather disappointed.
Der_Einzige 6y ago
Real life SCP

Metacelsus 6y ago

>It is not behind a spoiler, which would be against the rules on English Wikipedia On the desktop site it has a spoiler box saying, "Show at your own risk."

EE84M3i 6y ago
That's funny. It didn't for years up to at least a month ago or so and also doesn't seem to on mobile now for me, but I didn't check it on desktop before posting the comment! Edit: it was hidden Aug 16th[1] but previously hiding it has been reverted[2][3][4] for at least 2 years per WP:DISC[5] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect&diff=973267966&oldid=969390752 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect&diff=885452869&oldid=885217380 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect... [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect&diff=879014653&oldid=878883404 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect... [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect&diff=845979838&oldid=841436792 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCollough_effect... [5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_disclaimer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_disclaimer
BillinghamJ 6y ago
Desktop link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCollough_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCollough_effect the OP is the mobile site
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enriquto 6y ago

> a literal infohazard basalisk image that if stared at for a few minutes will alter your color perception for a significant period of time - potentially months That's really scary! It's like looking at the sun.

skytreader 6y ago
This might be going off-tangent but I really find things like this fascinating! Reminds me of the Motif of Harmful Sensation[1], one of those tropes that sound fantastical and absurd even in fiction but is actually in real life. [1] http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Motif_of_harmful_sensation http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Motif_of_harmful_sensati... (Not TVTropes, because I also consider TVTropes as "harmful sensation".)
- ragazzina 6y ago
  Thank you for the link, I've tried to look up the trope of "sound/video that kills/makes one go insane" on TVtrope but I haven't been able to find it. It's also strange that there isn't a wikipedia article about it. It's relatively common in movies and literature.
- cuspycode 6y ago
  I am reminded of the "Pokémon Shock"[0] incident in 1997 that triggered epileptic seizures in a number of viewers, resulting in 685 people requiring medical attention. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon

terramex 6y ago

I induced this effect in me on 17th April (just checked my browser history for exact date) using instruction given in this wiki article and I can still clearly see test bars as red and green, over 4.5 months later, it is incredible.

jhardy54 6y ago
How long did you look at it?
- terramex 6y ago
  Hard to remember exactly but it was a few minutes per image. I repeated it a couple times over the day because I was fascinated by it. I'd say 30 minutes per image over 12 hours.

tsimionescu 6y ago

Note: just glancing at the images will not do anything - you have to prime your perception by looking at them alternatively for some minutes.

Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y ago
This held true for me. I tried staring at the red and green ones alternating every few seconds for a minute or so before I got bored. After a few times I started seeing what I can best describe as shadows of green horizontal bars when looking at the red image. I was rather disappointed.

Der_Einzige 6y ago

Real life SCP