Have you noticed faces in things?

AllenG · « **Reply #60 on:** 03/11/2009 16:13:11 »

I'd swear it looks like there is a gargoyle on the back of my dog's bag of food.

RD · « **Reply #61 on:** 01/12/2009 01:31:14 »

Quote from: DiscoverDave on 03/11/2009 18:32:31

RD, that sine-wave speech is pretty cool.

I believe it is similar to what people with a cochlear implant "hear".

RD · « **Reply #62 on:** 01/12/2009 01:34:22 »

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Mr. Scientist · « **Reply #63 on:** 07/12/2009 05:03:52 »

Quote from: dentstudent on 04/11/2008 12:41:05

Well, I do all the time and this phenomenon is called "Pareidolia". It is the ability of the mind to make patterns from random "noise", such as seeing faces in the fronts of cars by the way the headlights and grill are situated. Also, with something like this :-) smiley face. This happens not only with visual stimuli, but with sounds too - sometimes you may think that you have heard a voice, but in fact it was the result of a mixture of sounds and/or harmonics that your brain translates as something more recognisable. This ability to "see" patterns in otherwise random structures can be seen as an evolutionary advantage - those that spotted the predator in the jungle (the face in the random noise) were more likely to have survived than those that didn't.

My favourite pareidolia effect can be seen on Google Earth (which I'm assuming that you already have and am therefore not advertising for it). Just put in these coordinates, and tell me what you see!

50° 0'38.20"N 110° 6'48.32"W

Post up your own pareidolia photos and favourites - there are plenty around - just look in your burger bun!

It happens to me on a daily basis - but i never knew there was an atual scientific name for it.

Good post!

Mr. Scientist · « **Reply #64 on:** 07/12/2009 05:04:36 »

I initially thought i had a form of synesthesia.

RD · « **Reply #65 on:** 11/01/2010 13:24:56 »

A weird phenomenaan
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stephens1949 · « **Reply #66 on:** 16/08/2010 16:20:47 »

To me The Philippines looks like the bones of an animal with a big scull.

stephens1949 · « **Reply #67 on:** 16/08/2010 16:22:29 »

There is a silhouette in the east as well as the western borders of the state of Idaho.

Make it Lady · « **Reply #68 on:** 16/08/2010 17:18:15 »

I had Elvis in my glitter tray once or was it Jesus? I'll try and fine the photo I took.

I've done it all my life. I used to sit for hours on the toilet in my Mums house as the floor tiles were strangely patterned and you could find many different faces if you looked at them differently. I heard that babies are predisposed to focus on facial features in order to recognise Mum and safe people. I guess some of us never stop doing it. When the light shines in my bathroom window the sun and shade make Brian Blessed appear. What fun!

RD · « **Reply #69 on:** 17/08/2010 03:48:54 »

Quote from: Make it Lady on 16/08/2010 17:18:15

When the light shines in my bathroom window the sun and shade make Brian Blessed appear. What fun!

Probably not as good as his appearance on HIGNFY ...

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Variola · « **Reply #70 on:** 17/08/2010 09:56:09 »

Quote from: RD on 17/08/2010 03:48:54

Quote from: Make it Lady on 16/08/2010 17:18:15
When the light shines in my bathroom window the sun and shade make Brian Blessed appear. What fun!

Probably not as good as his appearance on HIGNFY ...
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andrewbrak91 · « **Reply #71 on:** 23/08/2010 10:43:16 »

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Airthumbs · « **Reply #72 on:** 26/12/2010 04:27:55 »

Does this also explain why sometimes when I hear a loud noise and my eyes are closed I see a flash of white light?

RD · « **Reply #73 on:** 26/12/2010 05:11:59 »

Quote from: Aaron Thomas on 26/12/2010 04:27:55

Does this also explain why sometimes when I hear a loud noise and my eyes are closed I see a flash of white light?

That sounds like phosphenes (not pareidolia) ...

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A phosphene is an entoptic phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye. Phosphenes are flashes of light, often associated with optic neuritis, induced by movement or sound

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphene

or possibly synesthesia.

Geezer · « **Reply #74 on:** 26/12/2010 22:04:30 »

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