Crazy brain tricks

I did it the first time.

Wierd. The first time I tried I did it and I was wondering what the big deal was. Then I realized I was moving my foot counterclickwise to begin with. As soon as I started moving my foot clockwise I realized it didn't feel as natural, and as soon as I tried to trace 6 I couldn't do it anymore.

It happened to me after reading what's supposed to happen. Right after I was able to avoid it.

Another trick: watch this video clip and listen to what sound he's making. Watch it again, but this time close your eyes. Did you hear something else?

It really depends on how you make your sixes, if you start at the top, and make it a counter clockwise curl, it's very difficult to keep your foot spinning clockwise. Likewise, if you start in the middle of the six, and make it by doing a clockwise curl, it's very easy to keep your leg moving.

Right hand's index finger or either? With my left hand's index finger, I'm fine. When I use my Right hand's index finger, my foot switches just as I think about drawing the stupid 6 [lol]

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Original post by mtw Did you hear something else?

Nope. Sounds the same.

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Original post by mtw Did you hear something else?

Sounds the same.

the audio sounds like BAA BAA
the video looks like GAA GAA

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Original post by kryat the audio sounds like BAA BAA the video looks like GAA GAA

I heard/saw "daa" in the video.

You just have to think about your foot more than the six.

It works better with a figure 8 since the person can rotate either foot in either direction.

I found that drummers can do this very easily

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Original post by mtw Quote: Original post by kryat the audio sounds like BAA BAA the video looks like GAA GAA I heard/saw "daa" in the video.

GAA or DAA aside (the phonems are very similar and the video is compressed so its hard to see the tongue to see if the tip or the middle is touching the top of the mouth) I guess i've spent way too much time animating and i know what GA looks like, and so I hear that.

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What am I saying? Play the clip several times, alternating between looking at the talking head while listening, and listening with your eyes shut. Most adults (98%) think they are hearing "DA" - a so called "fused respons" - where the "D" is a result of an audio-visual illusion. In reality you are hearing the sound "BA", while you are seing the lip movements "GA".

Ah, yes, I see/hear it now. Groovy.

Nothing works, nothing changes. Am I braindead ?

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Original post by mtw It happened to me after reading what's supposed to happen. Right after I was able to avoid it. Another trick: watch this video clip and listen to what sound he's making. Watch it again, but this time close your eyes. Did you hear something else?

I perceived the exact same sound.

I heard da while looking, ba with eyes shut. I spend all day critically analyzing sounds, very interesting to note that your ears can be quite, quite decieving.

Guess I'm in the other 16% of the population then, I has no difficulties whatsoever drawing the 6 with either hand while doing that. Being ambidextrous might give me an advantage on stuff like that though. That thing with standing on one foot, patting your head and rubbing your tummy never worked on me either, how about you guys?

For the video, they sound the same to me, but extensive aural training might have something to do with that. What effect is it supposed to demonstrate, and any idea how (and why) it works, or how many people it should effect?


Anyone else got any interesting tricks along these lines, I'm interested to see if any of them will work on me now.

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Original post by Kazgoroth For the video, they sound the same to me, but extensive aural training might have something to do with that. What effect is it supposed to demonstrate, and any idea how (and why) it works, or how many people it should effect?

His lips aren't forming the 'b' sound, so our minds thinks it should be a 'd'.

I read that Japanese people won't be affect by it because it's considered rude for them to look too long at someone's face when they're talking. That means they don't train their minds to associate mouth movements with sounds.

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Original post by mtw His lips aren't forming the 'b' sound, so our minds thinks it should be a 'd'. I read that Japanese people won't be affect by it because it's considered rude for them to look too long at someone's face when they're talking. That means they don't train their minds to associate mouth movements with sounds.

Ah, that's very interesting, thanks for the explanation. I think that also gives me a more plausible reason why it doesn't work on me than aural training (which should have also worked on krikkit if it were the cause) - I've never really looked at people overly much while talking, in makes me nervous.