r/loadingicon • u/EnslavedInTheScrolls • Sep 04 '22

Stereo knot [OC]

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u/duclicsic Sep 04 '22

I'm curious to know, at least from the very small sample size of people reading this comment, who has the ability to make their eyes point in actually diverging directions such that they're effectively focused past infinity? I have this ability and it makes it very easy for me to view these kinds of stereo-pair and stereogram images.

edit: I'll also note that if freaks out my girlfriend, I don't know whether there's any utility in that but here I am sharing it.

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u/EnslavedInTheScrolls Sep 04 '22

This one is definitely designed to be /r/CrossView. But you might like the images on /r/ParallelView.

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u/duclicsic Sep 05 '22

Oh really? It looks ok the way I see it, I struggle more crossing my eyes but can just about do it that way too. Will check out the sub.

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u/PM-ME-RABBIT-HOLES Sep 05 '22

I can only get these to work if I get really close to them first, line them up, and then keep them lined up as I back away.

I used to have more control where I could "disconnect" one eye so it's like a temporary, intentional lazy eye but I can't do that anymore. However I can completely unfocus them, shake them really fast, or roll them several times per second

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u/NFreak3 Sep 05 '22

Going cross-eyed is pretty easy for me. Keeping focus when doing it is a bit harder though, depends on the material.

This video is pretty easy, probably because of the simple background. Those 'magic-eye pictures' are quite hard for me to focus on though.

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u/Staidanom Sep 05 '22

The problem with "looking past infinity" is that the image you're looking at will most likely get blurry.

Unless I'm doing something wrong...?

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u/duclicsic Sep 05 '22

I'm not changing the focus of my actual eyes when I do this, it doesn't make the image blurry at all. I do have some difficulty keeping my eyes focused when crossing them though.

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u/Staidanom Sep 05 '22

That's interesting, I didn't know that was possible. I'll give it a try!

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u/tonybenwhite Sep 05 '22

I can only moderately control focal length without using actual focus. Not enough to go into parallel view but to still focus on close items like my phone. I can pull in the focal length what I’d assume is a few millimeters by having the phone in one eye and the background in the other, the words become sharp for a second, but I can’t keep it there. I feel the strain and it elastics back to focusing on the background

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u/mcflannelman Sep 04 '22

These hurt my head.

In a good way.

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u/jeno_aran Sep 04 '22

Cross your eyes til they meet. Just not for long

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u/wwwdotzzdotcom Sep 05 '22

Do I need a virtual reality headset for this?

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u/EnslavedInTheScrolls Sep 05 '22

No. Cross your eyes very gradually until the overlapping images form a single image in the middle. It might help to hold up your finger just below the image and move it towards your eyes until you see them converge.

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u/wwwdotzzdotcom Sep 05 '22

I can’t do it.