Follow the bouncing ball

[wispfox]

[posted by jasra...]

Go to the following link, and try to keep count of how many times the basketball is passed between the white-shirted players. Link.


Did you notice the gorilla? If not, go watch it again.

Isn't inattentional blindness (third blue bar) fun?

Oh, I love Scientific American Mind. Now if only some of the other really fascinating articles from this month were available for free.

Comments

[jim-p.livejournal.com]

I saw the same thing last Arisia when Michael Flynn showed it alongside one of his popular "how-to-lie-with-statistics" talks. As one who normally prides himself on exceptional situational awareness, this was a very sobering experience. I literally did not see the gorilla until Mike showed the film a second time...