A visual test

dangerman

This is a fun test. I saw it on metafilter.com. For it to work you have to follow these instructions:

There is a video that loads on the page linked below. It's 7megs + requires java to run.

Count the amount of times the people in WHITE SHIRTS ONLY pass the basketball around.

You can only watch the video ONCE and watch the whole thing through in one go counting as it plays - if you cheat the test is meaningless.

Here's the video link:

http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/grafs/demos/15.html

Once you've done that and noted how many times the basketball was passed between only the white shirt peeps, go to this link:

http://free.mailinfo.com/web/reality/step2.htm

Loads of fun. The use of spoiler tags is obviously necessary for anyone replying once they've done the test so as not to ruin it.

dublin_apache

LOL ... Brilliant

aidan_walsh

Flippin' 'eck...

sixpack's little hat

eh?

Dr. Loon

They did that on Brainiac a while ago.

ixoy

Woot!

I saw something out of the corner of my eye and, when given the list of options, I was able to recall it as a gorilla.

Blub2k4

hehe nice one

seamus

Yeah, I saw this on Brainiac before.

Astonished was not the word. It's based on the same ideas that Derren Brown and illusionists/street magicians use. It's really cool though.

RuggieBear

lol....

we really only do see what we are told to....

Dave

I don't get it.

Were you not supposed to see the gorrilla?

tba

Dave wrote:

I don't get it. Were you not supposed to see the

gorrilla

?

Spoiler TAGS Dave!

impr0v

heh.

Roar

i counted 13 passes, anyone else?

steveland?

God dammit those spoiler tags are useless! I couldn't help myself looking at ixoy's post while i waited for java to download...


stupid impatience....


anyways

yeh i saw the gorrilla coming in but i didnt notice him stop and pound his chest till the next time i saw it


plus i counted 15 throws from the white shirted people

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Wow, brilliant.

Zombienosh

i got 14 and a gorilla

Tellox

I counted 14 throws,and a gorilla..apparently this makes me gifted.

KlodaX

I counted 14

I something black moving in and assumed it was more people in black t-shirts trying to confuse the situation.

robbie1876

I got 14 throws and a kangaroo. lol

steveland?

robbie1876 wrote:

I got 14 throws and a kangaroo. lol

You must be especially gifted

Blisterman

I was expecting asomething to jump out and make a loud noise.

EKRIUQ

Definately 15 passes

i didn't see what the big deal was, i counted and noticed and the test called me a cheat!!

Can people not do two things at once?

summer_ina_bowl

14??????????

D!ve^Bomb!

i got 14 too?? what does it all mean?

Farls

I got it complete the first time, i had a niggling in the back of my mind that i seen something and what do ya know!

Farlz

D!ve^Bomb!

maybe i only got 14 cos i blatently seen a... well i dont want to spoil it.. but you know what i'm talkin bout..

[Preacher]

I saw the gorilla, I dont get it.

NotMe

Ha deadly.. I didn't see it at all the first time.

Elessar

*yawn*

mildly entertaining

tba

Just for the record there was 15 passes.

DS

No, 14 passes.