I don't understand.
For example at the picture linked: while as a whole it doesn't make any sense if you pay attention and see it in segments you will see different stuff:the background, the holy shit nvm i just saw the bird lol.
K now that's spooky though i highly doubt it will crash your brain.

Askalaphos

Germany772 Posts

February 06 2011 09:06 GMT

#24

On February 06 2011 17:26 Blix wrote:
Reminds me of monty pythons killer joke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdWGlJrG6sQ )

lol, exactly!

Mawi

Sweden4365 Posts

February 06 2011 09:34 GMT

#25

My eyes are still hurting from watching that picture, but it wont kill me

Mr. Wiggles

Canada5894 Posts

February 06 2011 09:36 GMT

#26

The point is you look at the picture, stare at it for a while, then read where it says it will kill you for looking at it. It's bullcrap :p

Inside.Out

Canada569 Posts

February 06 2011 09:36 GMT

#27

from wikipedia:

"Basilisk" and "Medusa weapons"[16] are mythological terms used by various authors, notably David Langford, in Different Kinds of Darkness and related short stories to describe a (fictional) class of image or sensation which causes death or harm to anyone who views it.

Langford's fictional basilisk images, or BLITs,[17] are so deadly to the characters that all information about them, including the death toll when they first appear in the story, is classified; however, each of them is given a name or number, and a reasoning common to such stories is provided. From Langford's fictional "comp.basilisk" Newsgroup FAQ:[18]

"...the human mind as a formal, deterministic computational system -- a system that, as predicted by a variant of Gödel's Theorem in mathematics, can be crashed by thoughts which the mind is physically or logically incapable of thinking. The Logical Imaging Technique presents such a thought in purely visual form as a basilisk image which our optic nerves can't help but accept. The result is disastrous, like a software stealth-virus smuggled into the brain."

A mock-up of the first Basilisk image to appear in Langford's stories, known as "The Parrot," was generated by an enterprising fan[19] and posted on a popular image-hosting website as a prank in late September, 2007.[20]

So its fake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisk#Reuse_in_science_fiction_and_popular_culture

HwangjaeTerran

Finland5967 Posts

February 06 2011 09:56 GMT

#28

Uhh. Where do all these bullshit news come from. UFO's over Jerusalem & killer images ROFL

I looked at the picture, it was not pretty.

PanN

United States2828 Posts

February 06 2011 10:00 GMT

#29

This is ridiculous, it's impossible to "crash the brain" through a simple image, just ridiculous.

DMT, smoked, is probably the biggest mind melting experience we know, and people can smoke that multiple times a day and be normal afterwards.

SushilS

2115 Posts

February 06 2011 10:08 GMT

#30

lolwut! Wikipedia tells me he writes Sci-fi and is a Hugo winner!
Why are we being trolled here by sum1 telling us that a SCi-fi story is real? I dunno...

Licmyobelisk

Philippines3682 Posts

February 06 2011 10:16 GMT

#31

maybe if I'm on PCP yes possible brain damage but now.. all I see is a beautiful picture

well, to be honest it's not beautiful. I imagine if there is something in this world that could actually kill a person via just image then it has to be sadako being IRL.

Xxio

Canada5565 Posts

February 06 2011 10:17 GMT

#32

Sounds like Snow Crash

Railxp

Hong Kong1313 Posts

February 06 2011 10:18 GMT

#33

lol.

on a related note, this idea remind s me of the sci fi book "snow crash" where a bitmap img, translated into 1s and 0s , is capable of "crashing" a hacker's brain. Not wanting to spoil more of th eplot, its worth a read.