"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin - Afterimage Illusion
June 18, 2008 by Vurdlak
One of the most popular Australians that ever lived - Steve Irwin, also known as
"Crocodile Hunter" is main actor of
this optical illusion. I have to admit, Irwin wasn't my dearest
documentary actor before the
tragic event took place. Those of you
who don't know the story, Steve died in 2006 after his chest was fatally pierced by a stingray barb, while filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
When this happened, half of the planet was in
sorrow. I too shared the compassion - even though I wasn't a fan of Steve's acting style. This is simply because he was obviously a very good man,
and unspoilt by nature, at least this is my
view of him. So in the tribute, I post this nice
afterimage I found yesterday. You can see this black and white photo in color, if you simply stare at the white dot in the center. After
a minute, the image will automatically change to colorful negative. Keep starring at the dot. Next time the image changes, it will switch back to black and
white photo (again), but you'll be able to see it in full color. This effect happened, because colorful negative has slightly "burnt" in your retina, and will stay like this for few
seconds, which is enough for you to see the original b&w photo in color!
