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dukebound85

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ok after watching mosiac play with my photos for like 15min (very cool), i can not work on my screen without feeling as if the windows are zooming in (wierd how mosiac zooms out but now my screen seems to zoom in lol)

ugh i wont watch that again ahah

anyone else have this problem :p
 
Yes, me too.

It's a very strange and freaky sensation.

After watching a few cycles of Mosiac and then going back to the desktop, I get a vertigo sensation. It's almost like the iMac screen keeps wanting to "grow" larger.

Any others?

-joedy
 
I've actually heard many people say they've had very similiar experiences, and I won't be surprised if it hapens to me too qwhen my upgrade disk arrives (it's late =().
 
Yes, it's normal :). It's a sort of optical illusion.

Your eyes get used to watching a photo that constantly shrinks. So if you watch the effect for too long and then look at something static (e.g. a picture), your brain thinks that it will shrink. However, the image stays the same size so you see the picture coming at you.

Not a very scientific explanation, but I hope you understand what I mean :p.
 
It's the same sensation I get after driving for hours (10+). As you drive you watch the road pass underneath you, then when you stop for a break or something, it seems as if the ground is still moving.
 
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