Wednesday 6 May 2015

Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (May 07, 2015)

daily brain teaser

Everything’s Relative

Find the word that precedes or follows four of the five words in each group below. Then, find the bonus word that precedes or follows the five words you’ve eliminated. (One from each group)

1. Bean, milk, chamber, nurse, bar

2. Case, flag, pattern, tube, pilot

3. Suit, book, ridge, breaker, man

4. Ball, theme, trailer, double, may

5. Cat, lily, shark, ski, moth

BONUS : __________

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A misplaced comma once cost the US $1 million in…

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A misplaced comma once cost the US $1 million in lost revenue.

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The most popular Christmas dinner tradition in Japan is to eat…

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The most popular Christmas dinner tradition in Japan is to eat fried chicken from Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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A terminally ill 6-year-old boy named Levi Mayhew was offered…

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A terminally ill 6-year-old boy named Levi Mayhew was offered a gift from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Instead of using it himself he wished a trip to Disneyland for the little girl writing him letters of encouragement. She went to Florida carrying a cutout photo of him on all the rides she could.

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Serial killer Rodney Alcala acted as his own attorney in his trial. For five hours…

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Serial killer Rodney Alcala acted as his own attorney in his trial. For five hours he interrogated himself on the witness stand, asking questions addressed to “Mr. Alcala” in a deep voice and answering them in his normal voice.

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A convenience store employee and his father stole a 5 million dollar lottery…

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A convenience store employee and his father stole a 5 million dollar lottery ticket, told the winner it was only worth $5,000, only paid him $4,000 and then pushed him out the door and locked it.

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Oregon state has a lake that drains every winter into a lava tube…

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Oregon state has a lake that drains every winter into a lava tube, turns into a meadow during the spring, and then turns back in to a lake in time for summer.

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The writing staff of Futurama held three Ph.D.s, seven masters degrees..

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The writing staff of Futurama held three Ph.D.s, seven masters degrees, and cumulatively had more than 50 years at Harvard.

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A man spent 28 years in jail before a DNA test concluded that the hair…

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A man spent 28 years in jail before a DNA test concluded that the hair found at the crime scene actually came from a dog.

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The gang named “Cribs” evolved into “Crips” when members began carrying…

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The gang named “Cribs” evolved into “Crips” when members began carrying around canes to display their “pimp” status. People in the neighborhood then began calling them cripples, or “Crips”.

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A tiny (1sq. cm) transparent Australian jellyfish has venom…

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A tiny (1sq. cm) transparent Australian jellyfish has venom delivering tentacles a meter long, and whose sting causes Irunkandji syndrome, which induces feelings of impending doom, severe pain, and cardiac arrest.

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This Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion Will Blow Your Mind!

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

Have I got a mind boggling optical illusion for you today!

When you first take a look at this spinning spiral optical illusion, you might think that I’m trying to hypnotize you, but I swear I’m not. I won’t try to make you pretend you’re a superhero or act like a chicken. Or a superhero chicken although that might be fun to try another time.

No, for this illusion you’re going to have to trust me and follow my directions. I must warn you, though, this spinning spiral optical illusion might give you a bit of a headache or make your vision all wonky if you stare at it too long.

Okay, first focus on the white dot in the very center of the weird spinning spiral optical illusion below for about 30 seconds, then quickly scroll down and take a gander at the second image below it…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Galaxy

Is your mind blown yet? How about your eyes? If you close your eye for a few seconds and try to blink away the effects of the spinning spiral optical illusion, you’ll notice that the second image of the galaxy is not really moving.

This is an example of an motion aftereffect optical illusion. After staring at the spinning spiral for several seconds, your eyes are actually seeing motion where there is no motion. The movement you’re seeing in the still galaxy picture is actually spinning in the opposite direction as the spiral above it. It’s all very scientific, I’m sure, and way cool!

Now, it’s time to play around a bit with today’s optical illusion. I’ve rounded up a few images that I think look so much cooler after staring at our hypnotic spinning spiral!

First up, let’s take a relaxing stroll through the forest…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Forest Trees

Doesn’t it look a little like the trees are blowing in the wind?

I’ve always wanted to go diving too, so let’s head under water next!

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Underwater




While we’re down here, we might as well check out the coral reef…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

Coral reef

Great, now I wanna go fishing! You bring the poles, and I’ll bring the worms…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

red-wriggler-worms

 

And, of course, after a day on the lake, I always like to stop at the corner bar for a quick beer…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Bartender Illusion

Whoa! No thanks, bartender! I think I’ve had about enough. Maybe I’ll just head home and sit by the fire…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

campfire illusion

Whew! That’s about all my eyes can take for now! I’m getting a little dizzy just writing this! But, if you want one last freaky thrill, stare at the spinning spiral above, and look down at your hand…

So, what’d you think about today’s spinning spiral optical illusion? Was it impressive, or what? If you find any other images that work well with today’s spinning spiral optical illusion, be sure to leave a comment below! I’d love to see what you come up with!

Like today’s optical illusion? If you wanna really mess with your head, stare at the spinning spiral, then check out these other spiral optical illusions or this psychadelic green and purple optical illusion!

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This Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion Will Blow Your Mind!

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

Have I got a mind boggling optical illusion for you today!

When you first take a look at this spinning spiral optical illusion, you might think that I’m trying to hypnotize you, but I swear I’m not. I won’t try to make you pretend you’re a superhero or act like a chicken. Or a superhero chicken although that might be fun to try another time.

No, for this illusion you’re going to have to trust me and follow my directions. I must warn you, though, this spinning spiral optical illusion might give you a bit of a headache or make your vision all wonky if you stare at it too long.

Okay, first focus on the white dot in the very center of the weird spinning spiral optical illusion below for about 30 seconds, then quickly scroll down and take a gander at the second image below it…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Galaxy

Is your mind blown yet? How about your eyes? If you close your eye for a few seconds and try to blink away the effects of the spinning spiral optical illusion, you’ll notice that the second image of the galaxy is not really moving.

This is an example of an motion aftereffect optical illusion. After staring at the spinning spiral for several seconds, your eyes are actually seeing motion where there is no motion. The movement you’re seeing in the still galaxy picture is actually spinning in the opposite direction as the spiral above it. It’s all very scientific, I’m sure, and way cool!

Now, it’s time to play around a bit with today’s optical illusion. I’ve rounded up a few images that I think look so much cooler after staring at our hypnotic spinning spiral!

First up, let’s take a relaxing stroll through the forest…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Forest Trees

Doesn’t it look a little like the trees are blowing in the wind?

I’ve always wanted to go diving too, so let’s head under water next!

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Underwater




While we’re down here, we might as well check out the coral reef…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

Coral reef

Great, now I wanna go fishing! You bring the poles, and I’ll bring the worms…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

red-wriggler-worms

 

And, of course, after a day on the lake, I always like to stop at the corner bar for a quick beer…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Bartender Illusion

Whoa! No thanks, bartender! I think I’ve had about enough. Maybe I’ll just head home and sit by the fire…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

campfire illusion

Whew! That’s about all my eyes can take for now! I’m getting a little dizzy just writing this! But, if you want one last freaky thrill, stare at the spinning spiral above, and look down at your hand…

So, what’d you think about today’s spinning spiral optical illusion? Was it impressive, or what? If you find any other images that work well with today’s spinning spiral optical illusion, be sure to leave a comment below! I’d love to see what you come up with!

Like today’s optical illusion? If you wanna really mess with your head, stare at the spinning spiral, then check out these other spiral optical illusions or this psychadelic green and purple optical illusion!

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This Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion Will Blow Your Mind!

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

Have I got a mind boggling optical illusion for you today!

When you first take a look at this spinning spiral optical illusion, you might think that I’m trying to hypnotize you, but I swear I’m not. I won’t try to make you pretend you’re a superhero or act like a chicken. Or a superhero chicken although that might be fun to try another time.

No, for this illusion you’re going to have to trust me and follow my directions. I must warn you, though, this spinning spiral optical illusion might give you a bit of a headache or make your vision all wonky if you stare at it too long.

Okay, first focus on the white dot in the very center of the weird spinning spiral optical illusion below for about 30 seconds, then quickly scroll down and take a gander at the second image below it…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Galaxy

Is your mind blown yet? How about your eyes? If you close your eye for a few seconds and try to blink away the effects of the spinning spiral optical illusion, you’ll notice that the second image of the galaxy is not really moving.

This is an example of an motion aftereffect optical illusion. After staring at the spinning spiral for several seconds, your eyes are actually seeing motion where there is no motion. The movement you’re seeing in the still galaxy picture is actually spinning in the opposite direction as the spiral above it. It’s all very scientific, I’m sure, and way cool!

Now, it’s time to play around a bit with today’s optical illusion. I’ve rounded up a few images that I think look so much cooler after staring at our hypnotic spinning spiral!

First up, let’s take a relaxing stroll through the forest…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Forest Trees

Doesn’t it look a little like the trees are blowing in the wind?

I’ve always wanted to go diving too, so let’s head under water next!

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Underwater




While we’re down here, we might as well check out the coral reef…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

Coral reef

Great, now I wanna go fishing! You bring the poles, and I’ll bring the worms…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

red-wriggler-worms

 

And, of course, after a day on the lake, I always like to stop at the corner bar for a quick beer…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

Bartender Illusion

Whoa! No thanks, bartender! I think I’ve had about enough. Maybe I’ll just head home and sit by the fire…

Spinning Spiral Optical Illusion

 

campfire illusion

Whew! That’s about all my eyes can take for now! I’m getting a little dizzy just writing this! But, if you want one last freaky thrill, stare at the spinning spiral above, and look down at your hand…

So, what’d you think about today’s spinning spiral optical illusion? Was it impressive, or what? If you find any other images that work well with today’s spinning spiral optical illusion, be sure to leave a comment below! I’d love to see what you come up with!

Like today’s optical illusion? If you wanna really mess with your head, stare at the spinning spiral, then check out these other spiral optical illusions or this psychadelic green and purple optical illusion!

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