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#32Who's been doing this since they we're maybe 7 years old :)
Checking in!
I’m frequently baffled by how unaware most people seem to be about the absolute basics of how their eyes work. Like, people don’t even seem to be aware of how their stereo perception is largely made from two images, or any of the implications that has. I actively think about the two images maybe dozens of times per day.
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#33If you've done Magic Eyes, this is straightforward. Was able to get all 3 of the test images quickly.
This is with focusing beyond the screen. Focusing in front of the screen is something I am unable to do, and not for want of effort.
Also, your eyes might accidentally do this if looking at tiled patterns, e.g. wallpaper.
Relative image size (e.g. view distance) is important.
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#34This same technique can be used for a 3D effect: https://old.reddit.com/r/CrossView/
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#35Every Asshole knows this trick for targeting spacecraft
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#36A new way of doing git diff, leave both versions of the code side by side and cross your eyes.
I sure didn't expect there to be a plausibly work-related angle when I came to this thread
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#37Thanks! now I have a migraine
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#38Every 80’s kid knows this trick from those old books where you cross your eyes to reveal images.
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#39More things you can use this for:
”Are these two things the same size?”
”Are these things that are supposed to be evenly spaced actually evenly spaced?”
”Are all these things straight/at the same angle?”
”Is the wallpaper pattern aligned everywhere?”
”Is that surface using a repeating texture?”
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#40Doesn't work for me. Just like stereograms. I just don't know how to "tell" my eyes to cross. Maybe similar to how I didn't figure out until I was 20-something how finger snipping works. Maybe by the time I'm 50 I can cross my eyes...!
To do it with crossed-eye view, try looking at your finger and slowly moving the finger closer to your eyes until you see a third image come into view in between the two on the screen. At some point your brain will/might let you focus on that image.