Comments on: Are You Trapped in Black-and-White Thinking? http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/ Creativity + Productivity = Success Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:32:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mark http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Mark Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:50:11 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-2795 @Stormgust, @Patrick - if you don't believe us you can always print the image, cut out the squares and place them side by side! @Stormgust, @Patrick – if you don’t believe us you can always print the image, cut out the squares and place them side by side!

]]> By: Patrick Millspaugh http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-2790 Patrick Millspaugh Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:12:21 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-2790 What I looked at was the shadow cast by the cylinder as it split the black squares. The portion of square that the shadow fell upon was darker. At least to my naked eye. Are you saying the fact that the B square being white evens out the shadowing, so that neither is darker. B was, is darker. Just look at the black square split by cylinder. What I looked at was the shadow cast by the cylinder as it split the black squares. The portion of square that the shadow fell upon was darker. At least to my naked eye. Are you saying the fact that the B square being white evens out the shadowing, so that neither is darker. B was, is darker. Just look at the black square split by cylinder.

]]> By: Stormgust http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 Stormgust Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:58:16 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-2507 They do not have the same colour, but they appear to be the same because of the shadow. If they'd have the same colour, square b in picture 3 would not be visible, because it would have the same colour as the squares sorounding it, which have the colour of square a. They do not have the same colour, but they appear to be the same because of the shadow.

If they’d have the same colour, square b in picture 3 would not be visible, because it would have the same colour as the squares sorounding it, which have the colour of square a.

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]]> By: Mark http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-1977 Mark Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:26:57 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-1977 Andy - some days I think 50% is being optimistic. :-) Andy – some days I think 50% is being optimistic. :-)

]]> By: Andy http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Andy Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:36:51 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-1976 This is so freaky! I can't for the life of me see the difference in the 1st and the 2nd pic. Only in the 3rd pic am I convinced. If seeing is believing, then can we even believe half the things we see? This is so freaky! I can’t for the life of me see the difference in the 1st and the 2nd pic. Only in the 3rd pic am I convinced.

If seeing is believing, then can we even believe half the things we see?

]]> By: Geoff Dodd http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Geoff Dodd Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:23:04 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-1853 Amazing optical illusion that proves the brain works on relative not absolute principles. Geoff Dodd, Australia Amazing optical illusion that proves the brain works on relative not absolute principles. Geoff Dodd, Australia

]]> By: Dean Kennedy http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 Dean Kennedy Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:42:09 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-1852 This is fascinating ... especially in image two, when I hover my mouse and the two squares are isolated, I could have sworn they go a darker shade as that happens! However, Photoshop allayed my doubt... great illustration and a nice article! This is fascinating … especially in image two, when I hover my mouse and the two squares are isolated, I could have sworn they go a darker shade as that happens! However, Photoshop allayed my doubt… great illustration and a nice article!

]]> By: Mark http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-1847 Mark Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:54:07 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-1847 ;-) ;-)

]]> By: Katie Langston - Small Business Marketing Wizard http://lateralaction.com/articles/black-and-white-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Katie Langston - Small Business Marketing Wizard Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:46:54 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=1089#comment-1846 This totally BLOWS MY MIND. Are you *sure* you ain't lyin'? This totally BLOWS MY MIND.

Are you *sure* you ain’t lyin’?

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