King Gillette In 1895 King Gillette (not royalty), went to shave and found his razor to dull. As he went to the barber to have it sharpened. He stood there looking at the very edge of his razor, the idea came to him. What if I could create a “disposable blade”? No one would …
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How Many Faces Do You See? Answer is below. Sometimes the answers are right in front of you. Often, your brain is messing with your head and you just can see the answer. It’s there! Also, there are times we see things that aren’t really there. I’m not talking about seeing dead people, but in …
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Look at the image above. Just a standard, difficult maze design? Keep looking at it. In a few seconds you will see the words “I Can’t Sleep”. Once you see them, you can’t “not” see them any more. Isn’t it amazing how the brain can identify patterns in the most complex images and lock on …
Let’s try something different. We’ll step away from the illusions and I’ll show you a really simple challenge. First graders get this immediately. So should you. This is a bus. Which way will the bus pull away from the curb? To the left or to the right? That’s it! Grad schoolers get this right away. …
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Pattern Recognition – Elephant Now, quickly, turn your head. Whit your head turned, did you think there was anything wrong with the elephant? Most likely not. How many legs does the elephant have? Two? Too Many? This gets back to your brain’s ability to recognize patterns. We saw the elephant, our brains said OK, …
Inattentional Blindness or Selective Attention In this video, I will ask you to count how many times the players wearing white pass the basketball. Scan the barcode or click the link below and be very careful to count the number of times the white shirt team passes the ball. http://bit.ly/2hFeCnH Go watch …
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No set of “your brain is messing with your head” illusions would be complete without something from this guy. Do you know who this famous artist is? It’s… MC… NOT HAMMER… It’s MC Escher. Google him and select images. You will see some of the most innovative, creative drawings you will ever see. Lon …
Pattern Recognition – Door Panels Here another tricky pattern recognition activity. This is a classic door with square raised panels. Stare at the white ”X” in the center of the image. Do you see the square panels? You saw the “square panels because I told you to see them. Now I want you …
Pattern Recognition – Antique Jug Take a look at this antique jug. What do you see? Nearly all school children see nine dolphins. Did you see dolphins or something else? Do you have a dirty mind and see an intimate couple embracing? You don’t have a dirty mind. Again, it’s all about …
Mistakes Are Opportunities Vasoline In 1859, Robert Cheesebrough a young chemist and pharmacist on the edge of bankruptcy, went to Titusville, PA to find success in the new oil boom. While talking with the roughnecks he heard them complain about the pasty paraffin-like residue that clogged up the drilling rods. They added …
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