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Damn, reminds me of rotten.com ;) This guy[0] is in pretty good shape. Albeit likely drunk and "watch this!" stupid. 0) https://i.4cdn.org/x/1555284615304.webm
Here is a more permanent link to the video with sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwAqHTFHpAY
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Peter Watts' science fiction novels Blindsight and Echopraxia include "vampires" that co-evolved with humans. The vampires' aversion to crosses is described as their brains "crashing" when visually processing right angles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echopraxia_(novel)
His is an interesting take on vampire lore in sci-fi. I remember they also have drugs to mitigate this condition, and allow them to live in cities: the anti-euclidean, or auntie-e.
Posted on Twitter from a thread on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/bghyv5/t... From the thread's title: > This picture is designed to give the viewer the simulated experience of having a stroke (particularly in the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex, where visual perception occurs.) Everything looks hauntingly familiar but you just can't quite recognize anything
I don't think that reddit thread is the original source. Someone in the thread links to a larger-sized image which appears to be from https://funnyjunk.com/Cognitohazard/pxMTMck/ . EDIT: here's an even earlier source, from over a week ago (note: thread contains other strange but mostly safe for work images) http://boards.4channel.org/x/thread/22512161/cursed-image-th... . 512x512 seems like a more likely size for the…
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In my case, it was about day seven or eight of no water, no food, just profound vomiting until there was nothing left to vomit - anything I did drink came straight back out. As to it being brain rather than eyes - I had a seizure once I was in hospital (I’m not epileptic or anything of the sort), and I was unable to assemble any thoughts much beyond unbelievable thirst - although my eyes were also affected - blurred…
Can I ask why you didn't go to hospital for fluids by day 2 or 3?
Wow! If I pay too much attention to the background junk in dreams sometimes it looks like this. Plausible from a distance, but utter nonsense on closer inspection.
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I've had this experience before enough times that it's no longer frightening but means I urgently need some Gatorade or I may start shaking and pouring sweat. For me it's more like a moving shade that makes it impossible to see what's behind it rather than not being able to recognize it. Do you have some detail on what you think it's the brain shutting down rather than an effect on the eyes themselves?
In my case, it was about day seven or eight of no water, no food, just profound vomiting until there was nothing left to vomit - anything I did drink came straight back out. As to it being brain rather than eyes - I had a seizure once I was in hospital (I’m not epileptic or anything of the sort), and I was unable to assemble any thoughts much beyond unbelievable thirst - although my eyes were also affected - blurred…
What scares me about the responses is that this appears to be the first GAN-output that many people have seen. This does not bode well for people being able to recognize this sort of thing, should that become important (spotting 'this person does not exist' profile pictures for bots, etc.)
Do you believe this kind of thing should be/is detectable if you're looking for it hard enough? This is pretty realistic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSLJriaOumA&feature=youtu.be
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I've had this experience before enough times that it's no longer frightening but means I urgently need some Gatorade or I may start shaking and pouring sweat. For me it's more like a moving shade that makes it impossible to see what's behind it rather than not being able to recognize it. Do you have some detail on what you think it's the brain shutting down rather than an effect on the eyes themselves?
Maybe it's the electrolytes. An electrolyte imbalance can lead to a situation that mimics the symptoms of a stroke.[0] > For me it's more like a moving shade that makes it impossible to see what's behind it rather than not being able to recognize it. Are you aware of the shade or does it behave like your blind spot? Because I've had a few instances in my life where it felt like my blind spot took up a much larger por…
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I've had this about three times in my life. The first time I thought I was having a stroke and went to bed, in the hopes it would go away. The next morning I was alright. The second time happened at work and a co-worker brought me to the hospital. Turned out I was having a migraine attack with aura. The third time happened at work again. I took an aspirin and took it easy for about an hour. My project manager asked m…
Man, that's terrible. What happens if this hits while you're driving?