Rainbow W/ Waterfall - Optical Illusion from StareClips.com

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This optical illusion relies on a principle called "Chromatic Adaptation".

An object may be viewed under various conditions. For example, it may be illuminated by the sunlight, the light of a fire, or a harsh electric light. In all of these situations, the visual system indicates that the object has the same color: an apple always appears red, whether viewed at night or during the day. This feature of the visual system is called chromatic adaptation.

Have you ever entered a movie theater on a sunny afternoon? The room probably appeared completely dark but as your visual system adjusted to the reduced level of light you were able to see better after a few moments.

This "adaptation mechanism" allows our eyes to recover from an oversensitivity to a particular stimuli. "Chromatic adaptation" occurs when our eyes adjust to certain color stimuli. Chromatic adaptation is one of the more easily fooled aspects of vision, and is prone to some of the most spectacular optical illusions.

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  • cool

    cool

    By spider1292 [Affiliate User] 1192861770 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • It is fake. Notice ...

    It is fake. Notice it only changes if the video is playing?

    By dude1234567890124 [Affiliate User] 1192768306 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • liars cuz i asked ...

    liars cuz i asked my brother who has never seen this he said it was black an white

    By jossjjcazares [Affiliate User] 1192727609 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this is why you ...

    this is why you should never believe what you see..
    however...perception is reality

    By scsiiphreak [Affiliate User] 1192703045 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Awwe I'm color ...

    Awwe I'm color blind so I didn't see it..

    By RolfAnnern [Affiliate User] 1192678584 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • it looked realistic ...

    it looked realistic color

    By deathkid77 [Affiliate User] 1192647634 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • awesome! i had to ...

    awesome! i had to check it a few times just to make sure and i conclude that this is awesome!

    By suzidiamond [Affiliate User] 1192638839 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • it doesent actually ...

    it doesent actually skip the start its black and white all the way

    By lolapooza [Affiliate User] 1192628404 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that's brill i ...

    that's brill
    i been learning about this sort of stuff in psychology. this isn't fake at all. if you don't look at the dot and you see the next slide its black n white, but if u do it turns out in colour :) x

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  • Gay, I minimized ...

    Gay, I minimized the screen then I maximized it and the crap was all black and white. Nice BS video dude.

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  • Cool!

    Cool!

    By docterphreak [Affiliate User] 1192527358 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • its not...sont ...

    its not...sont watch the first part and cover the dot and look to the side when it changes it is completely black and white

    By philster08 [Affiliate User] 1192472040 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • oh my god what is ...

    oh my god what is it with the stupid people on here , sorry.

    THIS IS NOT FAKE. You idiots.. -_- look at the description and it's because of the negative image duhhhh

    By whitelightwolf [Affiliate User] 1192464373 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Dude.. what are you ...

    Dude.. what are you talking about? He didn't change anything. It's a black and white image ..man people are dumb sometimes.

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  • actually, the clip ...

    actually, the clip that you're on about was actually a black and white picture. Yeah, they changed it but to an actual black and white picture.

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  • o_O WOW

    o_O WOW

    By XxSexiGirlyxX [Affiliate User] 1192372747 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that acctually is ...

    that acctually is true, cuz i first watched it with staring, then without.

    By HxMileyxCyrusxM [Affiliate User] 1192307883 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • He didn't edit it ...

    He didn't edit it and change the image, it's a pretty simple explanation. Color is made from 3 Primary colors, these mix to make every color you see. When you stare at the first image, the light travels into your eye and the color of the rainbow is transmitted to the brain. after a while there sensors get tired, when the picture changes, the white which is normally made from all the colors is perceived as the colors of the rainbow.

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  • lol this guy ...

    lol this guy created a web site for only 1 video loL!

    By CACAPIPICAGADA [Affiliate User] 1192299691 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • holy crap that's ...

    holy crap that's awesome

    By iameatingcottoncandy [Affiliate User] 1192262172 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that is brillient

    that is brillient

    By ukdaynes [Affiliate User] 1192204651 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • niceeeeeeeeee :D

    niceeeeeeeeee :D

    By ahmedallion [Affiliate User] 1192144649 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • People, this is not ...

    People, this is not fake. Here is proof.

    Let your eyes adjust back to black and white, or, just blink your eyes and dont look at the negative picture for awhile. Then, scroll through the video and there is your proof, it was black and white the whole time. but even if you get a little glimpse of the negative you'll see a little red.

    lol so all you pansies shut up

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  • No he didnt change ...

    No he didnt change it i paused it and it still faded

    By Mooglygoogly05 [Affiliate User] 1192126817 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • its possible coz ...

    its possible coz its all to do with ur eyes thee just adjusting.. we got to watch all these videos in science

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