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Distorted Human photos with Peripheral vision?

wklee
April 26, 2026
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    wklee
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    April 26, 2026, 2:49 a.m. April 26, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
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    It’s called the Flash Face Distortion Effect, it’s been studied.

    www.facebook.com/share/r/15kZekzRrTT/

    Look at the centre dot in between the two Flashed Photos.

    NIH link.

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6367465/

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    barondla
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    April 26, 2026, 6:21 a.m. April 26, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
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    @wklee has written:

    It’s called the Flash Face Distortion Effect, it’s been studied.

    www.facebook.com/share/r/15kZekzRrTT/

    Look at the centre dot in between the two Flashed Photos.

    NIH link.

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6367465/

    Never heard of this. I will study it.
    Thanks for sharing,
    barondla

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    wklee
    Members 221 posts
    April 26, 2026, 9:43 a.m. April 26, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
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    I had read that people in their peripheral vision from these tests, see Demons from the flashed faces. It’s odd.

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    xpatUSA
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    April 26, 2026, 2:55 p.m. April 26, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
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    @wklee has written:

    I had read that people in their peripheral vision from these tests, see Demons from the flashed faces. It’s odd.

    Sorry, I don't use facebook - the link gives me small images not really showing the effect.

    The nih.gov link gives me this:

    prob nih dot gov.jpg

    here's PetaPixel:

    petapixel.com/2012/05/22/flashed-face-distortion-effect-makes-ordinary-portraits-look-hideous/

    Wikipedia:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashed_face_distortion_effect

    prob nih dot gov.jpg

    JPG, 109.5 KB, uploaded by xpatUSA on April 26, 2026.

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    wklee
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    April 26, 2026, 11:14 p.m. April 26, 2026, 11:14 p.m.
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    The link I posted works for me. I am on Safari.

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6367465/

    www.psychologytoday.com/sg/blog/illusions-delusions-and-reality/202601/flashed-face-distortions-across-the-visual-field

    Flashed Face Distortions Across the Visual Field
    New research shows that the flashed face distortion depends on spatial location.

    This is the original Flashed Face Distortion Effect video.

    youtu.be/wM6lGNhPujE

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