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AhaAn array of mysterious images. Can you guess what these pictures mean ? Let your mouse hover over the info icon to see the answer.
Apparition - Rating

Apparition Keep staring at this picture for about 20 seconds and then look at a white surface (a wall or a big piece of paper). One of the very classic illusions. The best thing is ; the afterimage seems to be more detailed than the original.
Number of ratings : 145.
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BBC Experiment 2 - Rupert SheldrakeRating

BBC Experiment 2 Another picture used in a TV experiment.
Number of ratings : 50.
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What is it ? - Rating

What is it ? Can you recognize something in this picture ?
Number of ratings : 41.
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BBC Experiment 1 - Rupert SheldrakeRating

BBC Experiment 1 This image was part of a TV experiment with 2 million viewers in 1983. Sheldrake wanted to test his theory of morphogenetic fields. In this theory, the knowledge of other people can influence your own. In other words, if many people know what this picture is, you will also recognize it easier. The results were suprising.
Number of ratings : 31.
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mysterious_15.gif Do you know what this is ?
Number of ratings : 29.
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Dallenbach's figure - Rating

Dallenbach's figure Do you recognize anything familiar ? This is a popular image in books about psychology.
Derived : Dallenbach explanation
Number of ratings : 26.
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mysterious3.gif You should recognize something in these spots. Really ! Keep trying and try not to cheat. This is one of the most famous "Guess what" pictures on the Web, it is said to be a photograph of R. C. James. You can't see the meaningless image again once you know what it is. This indicates the importance of previous experience in your visual system.
Number of ratings : 23.
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What is it ? - Rating

What is it ? Yes, it's difficult, but try to find out what this picture means before cheating.
Number of ratings : 57.
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mysterious12.gif What is it ? I found this to be the most difficult one of them all.
Number of ratings : 40.
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mysterious8.jpg From a commercial for printers. Look carefully and tell what you see. There may be more than you think.
Number of ratings : 37.
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mysterious5.gif What do you recognize in these spots ?
Number of ratings : 21.
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mysterious_14.gif What is this ?
Number of ratings : 21.
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mysterious1.gif Do you recognize someone familiar ?
Number of ratings : 21.
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mysterious_16.gif This shape should look familiar to you.
Number of ratings : 15.
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Who is it ? - Rating

Who is it ? You should recognize the face of someone really famous in this picture.
Number of ratings : 20.
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- Albert BregmanRating

bregman.gif What is all this ?
Number of ratings : 25.
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Formative causation - Rupert SheldrakeRating

Formative causation Do you see anything meaningful in this picture ?
Number of ratings : 26.
Rate Rate :: Info :: Year : 1983
 
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