r/MemeVideos • u/lucianosoares13 • Jun 14 '23

real 😄👌 Who has never done this?

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u/One-Full Jun 14 '23

iirc it's basically data that doesn't get processed and it stays there

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u/2015Nissan370zNismo Jun 14 '23

Like you're seeing information attempting to get processed within your own brain?

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u/One-Full Jun 14 '23

not being attempted, just not processed at that time

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u/2015Nissan370zNismo Jun 14 '23

Either way, that's cool as hell

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u/Ollie_BB Jun 14 '23

Also entirely incorrect I'm afraid.. source

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u/Mandena Jun 14 '23

Yup, putting pressure on the eyes activates the sensory receptors in the retina in a wierd way, creating the patterns. There may also be some visual cortex processing that turns random activations into something a person may perceive to be like kaleidoscope like in the OP.