This video demonstrates how prolonged visual stimulation causes the brain's visual cortex to adapt and compensate, creating optical illusions such as afterimages, motion distortions, and color hallucinations. When the brain's color cones become fatigued from staring at inverted rainbow colors, it generates complementary colors as afterimages. Similarly, sustained focus on moving patterns causes the visual system to predict motion that isn't actually present, leading to warping and distortion effects in the surrounding environment. These phenomena reveal how the brain constructs visual reality through neural adaptation and prediction mechanisms.
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โ Worst optical illusion challenge in your life ๐ต ( Make you spin )Added:
This [music] is hardest 7-minutes optical illusion challenge on internet.
99% of people quit [music] in halfway.
In fact, you also can't complete it.
There is three strict [music] rule in challenge. One, like this video and comment your name so [music] I know you are playing.
Two, do not skip video. Three, do not leave at middle.
If [music] you break any rule, you are eliminated.
Before we start, make sure screen brightness all the way up.
>> [music] >> Make this video full screen and take a deep breath. Right now, >> [music] >> an image is moving on your screen.
I want you to find the red dot right in the center and lock your eyes onto it.
[music] Try your best not to blink.
Just focus entirely on that red dot.
As you watch it, you might feel a slight [music] pulling sensation in your eyes.
That's completely normal. Your brain is getting [music] used to the continuous motion.
While we wait for your eyes to adjust, if you enjoy having your mind blown, quickly tap that [music] like button down below so I know to make more videos just like this.
Keep staring at the dot. Don't let your eyes wander to the edges of the screen.
In just [music] a moment, I'm going to ask you to look away.
When I do, look directly at the palm of your hand or at the wall across the room.
>> [music] >> Get ready. The illusion is peaking.
Five, four, three, >> [music] >> two, one. Look away now.
Look at your hand or the wall.
Is it shrinking and growing? [music] Let me know if the room looks like it's breathing in in the comments right now.
Take a few [music] seconds to blink naturally and let your vision return to normal. That was just the warm-up. Level two is going to completely hack your color [music] perception using a phantom rainbow.
On the screen right now is a very strange neon colored rainbow and right in the dead center [music] is a solid black dot. I need you to lock your eyes onto that black [music] dot and do not let them wander.
What we are doing here is called fatiguing your color cones, the specific receptors in your [music] eyes that process light. By staring intensely at these inverted rainbow colors, those cells are getting tired and [music] overwhelmed. Relax your gaze, but keep it perfectly fixed on that black dot.
Try your absolute [music] hardest not to blink.
While your eyes are working hard to balance out the light, take a quick second to hit that [music] subscribe button. It's completely free, and it ensures you never miss our weekly mind-bending challenges.
Stay locked on the black dot. In a few seconds, [music] this entire image is going to vanish, leaving nothing but a completely blank, plain white screen.
But because your brain is trying to compensate for the exhaustion, it is going to paint a gorgeous, full-color rainbow right over the blank space out [music] of thin air.
Here we go. Hold your gaze. Don't look away. 5 >> [music] >> 4 3 2 1 Look at the wall. Blink your [music] eyes fast. More fast. It's a beautifully colored, glowing rainbow, isn't it? But watch what happens as [music] you keep blinking. The phantom colors slowly fade away. If this works, [music] comment rainbow. Close your eyes for a few seconds. Let them [music] rest. And open them.
We are moving into the deep phase of the endurance challenge. Stare [music] straight into the center of the cascading spiral on your screen. Do not [music] look at the outside edges. Let your eyes drop right into the middle point. Imagine you are falling down a deep, endless tunnel.
If you really have to blink, do it super fast and look right back at the middle.
While you let [music] the tunnel pull you in, copy the link and share this video with a friend [music] right now to see if their focus is as strong as yours.
Keep staring [music] at the center.
Let the motion take over.
When the countdown [music] ends, you are going to look around your room.
Hold it.
Almost there.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
Look around your room right now.
Everything should be growing, twisting, and morphing as if the whole room is made of liquid.
Close your eyes tightly [music] for just a moment to reset.
That was a strong one.
If you're still feeling [music] dizzy, just pause the video for a second.
If you're ready, let's jump straight into phase four.
Focus [music] on the green letter in the middle of the grid.
This illusion is notoriously tricky, and it requires maximum concentration.
Do not let your eyes dart around the screen. Just [music] the green letter.
What's happening right now is that the grid behind the letter is confusing your brain's ability [music] to track stationary lines.
The longer you stare, the more your peripheral vision [music] starts to hallucinate.
You might even see fake colors or phantom shadows appearing on the edges of your screen.
Let it happen.
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We're going to hold this one a little longer.
10 more seconds. [music] Stay with me. Let your vision blur just slightly if it helps.
When I say [music] go, look directly at your keyboard or your phone screen.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two. One. Go. Look down.
>> [music] >> Are the keys on your keyboard floating?
Does your phone look like it's melting out of your hands?
Tell me exactly what you're seeing in the comments. [music] Blink a few times.
You've made it to the final stage, level five.
This is the most powerful illusion in the video, and the effects will last much longer than the previous ones.
Stare at the flashing white dot in the center of the geometric [music] shapes.
Because of everything we've done to your eyes in the last 7 minutes, your visual cortex is perfectly primed for this.
You need to remain completely completely still.
Don't move your head. Try to keep your [music] eyes wide open.
You are going to see the patterns shifting, speeding up, and [music] slowing down.
Your brain is trying to predict the movement, but it can't.
This is [music] the ultimate test of focus.
Just a reminder, the effect will wear [music] off naturally in about 30 seconds, so don't panic when everything around you starts warping [music] intensely.
Hold it. Almost there.
Focus purely on the flashing [music] white dot. Let the rest of the screen fade away into the background.
Get ready for the craziest visual [music] distortion yet. Look around your room when I hit zero.
5 4 3 2 >> [music] >> 1 0 Look everywhere. Look at your walls, your hands, the ceiling.
>> [music] >> The whole world should look like it's underwater, rippling and waving.
>> [music] >> If your brain survived all 8 minutes of this endurance challenge, write a mind-blown in the comments below. Don't forget to like, [music] subscribe, and share this to mess with your friends' heads.
Thank you for elevating your mind with IQ Increaser, and I'll see you in the next [music] one.
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