Here and Now...What's Happening?

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

I could not see what this was until I saw the reveal. Can you?

(answer in next post)

[onevoice]

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
I could not see what this was until I saw the reveal. Can you?

(answer in next post)

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I see 4 forks laying on top of a magenta towel.

[RunningDeer]

Posted by onevoice (here)

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
I could not see what this was until I saw the reveal. Can you?

(answer in next post)

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I see 4 forks laying on top of a magenta towel.

Same here. Once I stepped back from the computer screen.

[Mari]

Posted by onevoice (here)

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
I could not see what this was until I saw the reveal. Can you?

(answer in next post)

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I see 4 forks laying on top of a magenta towel.

So do I, at first glance...

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Well done! I stared at it for two minutes and didn't have a clue!

https://x.com/rlopin/status/1947866167709675948

[Mike]

I thought it was 5 oddly shaped deodorizers hanging in a ship's bridge on a dreary day

[RatRodRob...RRR]

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
Well done! I stared at it for two minutes and didn't have a clue!

https://x.com/rlopin/status/1947866167709675948

Well you can put me down as a fail.
Its says "This PICTURE will break your brain" , its talking about the PICTURE, not the video, so im ignoring the vid for answers, although i did play the vid several times but that made my brain hurt, so im goin back to the picture.

Nup got nothin, ive stared, squinted, tilted my head, looked at it crosseyed, looked at it upside down, looked at it 6 inches from the screen, looked at it 6 ft from the screen, looked at it through one eye and i have no clue............................................... RRR

[Nasu]

Clearly I’m missing something. I just see some forks on a towel…..x…. N

[Harmony]

Posted by Nasu (here)
Clearly I’m missing something. I just see some forks on a towel…..x…. N

Some people tend to focus on the magenta towel being the closest item in the image.

Some people see the forks being the closest item in the image. If you see the towel shapes first and focus on those and then, like a camera's depth of field, you change your eye lens for looking in the distance when looking at the forks it will seem like an odd image you can't really make out. it's an optical illusion.

You may have noticed that when looking in a mirror that is only a foot or two from your eyes, looking into the mirror to see what is happening behind you, like out of a window, you still have to use your distance focusing even though the surface of the mirror is close and flat.

I love how the sidewalk artists create perspective tricks on your eyes, it can really play tricks with how we perceive things.

If you focused on the forks first, well you will wonder what's so interesting about these forks.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Posted by Harmony (here)
Some people tend to focus on the magenta towel being the closest item in the image.

Yes, that's where I got stuck, and seemingly a few others. It's a cool optical illusion, and reminds me of the 'what colour is this dress' meme that went viral in 2015. It drove the world mental! I could never see anything but white and gold, and still do to this day (it's actually black and blue).

Thread: What color are you seeing on this dress?

[meeradas]

Blue Whale update, published today, by Dominic Biagini

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5e-YlCLgGvo

[onevoice]

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)

Posted by Harmony (here)
Some people tend to focus on the magenta towel being the closest item in the image.

Yes, that's where I got stuck, and seemingly a few others. It's a cool optical illusion, and reminds me of the 'what colour is this dress' meme that went viral in 2015. It drove the world mental! I could never see anything but white and gold, and still do to this day (it's actually black and blue).

Thread: What color are you seeing on this dress?

I downloaded this image and used the eyedropper tool in Adobe Photoshop tool to see what is the actual color in the dark bands. Most of the dark bands are in the mid-tones of the Bronze-Gold color spectrum. Most of the viewers on X seems to agree that the dark bands of this dress is Gold.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

My Mum just now (more or less verbatim)

"Such a terrible shame he (Trump -- 'that bully') didn't invite Zelensky to that meeting..."
Me: "Trump wants peace, not a ceasefire. He wanted to negotiate with Putin alone."
"I think it's a disgrace. Zelensky deserved to be there."
Me: "He'll meet with Trump at the White House next week."
"Well I don't trust him (Trump)."
Me: "Zelensky is the one you shouldn't trust."
(Shock!) "Why? I like Zelensky, I think he's a lovely man."

Cue the truth bombs
-- cares nothing for his people, has slaughtered a generation
-- petty dictator that cancels elections
-- deep state stooge and CIA asset
-- cocaine addict

(She looks at me like I'm insane).

[Mike]

Mark it reminds me of my dad trying to warn me off raw milk for the 1000th time but then goes and gets his 800th booster shot. What can ya do?

[Ernie Nemeth]

My sympathies as well, Mark.

I was told early on that their minds were made up and to not spew facts or data at them and just keep my opinion to myself.
What I did not realize at the time is that legacy media and their stooges at other affiliates like sports commentators and talk show hosts were coaching their audience on the warning signs of Maga rhetoric. So as soon as they heard certain key phrases or arguments they immediately shut down their higher brain functions and went to the fall back position of mis-dis-mal-information to protect their minds...

Edit to add: I've lost a great deal of respect for their foolish and dangerous behavior. I no longer even care what happens to them. To me they are lost and broken humans, not worthy of my care or attention.I speak only trivialities with them now. I don't even try to be authentic with them - they do not deserve the respect.

[RunningDeer]

Do you ever feel a bit exposed after posting too much? I’m having one of those days.

[meeradas]

Whalewatching update from Domenic Biagini (9 mins; great footage as usual):

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eD8irxNanAM

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Quite interesting little vid this. Top marks for dedication too.

Defiant L’s
@DefiantLs
This YouTuber took a picture of himself every single day from when he was 25 until he was 47.

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1962115653357510943

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
Quite interesting little vid this. Top marks for dedication too.

Defiant L’s
@DefiantLs
This YouTuber took a picture of himself every single day from when he was 25 until he was 47.

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1962115653357510943

That's extraordinarily well done (if it's real, which I assume it is!) — watch his eyes and his right nostril as the frames flick through. They barely move at all, each time perfectly positioned in the image.

He's also aged well. It'd be such a fascinating visual human story if he continues to to this for another 22 years until he was 69, and then again till he was 91.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

It's not AI, but I do suspect the framing is computer-assisted, needed to keep his face centered and perfectly aligned throughout. It is very well done.