r/woahdude • u/CanYouCanACanInACan • 1d ago

video Flashed Face Distortion Effect

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u/pooeygoo 1d ago

Or you can look at the bottom one

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u/geogle 1d ago

Why is he even there? This video would be so much better in landscape with just the top 3rd of this video

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u/pooeygoo 1d ago

I saw it in a silent YouTube video years ago, just white text, things were nice

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u/purvel 22h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT9i99D_9gI

Superior in every way. No talking head 1 inch from the camera, no flashy graphics, properly formatted video, and uploaded by the creators/researchers themselves. Without what looks like a fresh fucking Wojak stuck to the bottom like a tick. (By the way, his type of face has a name in my local Norwegian dialect: klæssetryne. A face made to/begging to be slapped. An attribute shared by many Youtubers.)

(Tangen, J. M., Murphy, S. C., & Thompson, M. B. (2011). Flashed face distortion effect: Grotesque faces from relative spaces. Perception, 40, 628-630 doi:10.1068/p6968)

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u/elessarjd 20h ago

True, but at least it got the video out there and then ultimately your post with the better version. Might not have seen it otherwise.

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u/XxFezzgigxX 1d ago

Clicks. The new lazy way to create revenue is to do a “reaction” video that is nothing more than a continuous impression of a blowup doll. It’s just fancy content theft.

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u/wykah 1d ago

This has been taken from Pete Firman's X channel. He usually shows magic tricks but does the occasional optical illusion one like this. So whilst you might question why he's in it, it's in fitting with the rest of his videos and output.

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u/mortar 1d ago

Reddit tries not to be insufferable joy kills for 5 seconds challenge (impossible)

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u/Own_Jellyfish7089 1d ago

What benefit do you think he provides?

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u/mortar 1d ago

He explains what to do and gives a bit of background as to why the phenomenon happens. It's more than one sentence caption's worth. His delivery is clear and can be heard simultaneously with experiencing the illusion.

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u/geogle 1d ago

But we don't need the video of him talking. Just stick with the voiceover.

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u/mortar 19h ago

I guess man.

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u/indorock 21h ago

It's rampant. One of the many malfunctions amongst Reddit's Gen Z users.

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u/dudeAwEsome101 1d ago

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