) plover said:
Moonbear said:
Maybe we're seeing different giraffes.Moonbear said:
Don't you be calling my sweet little giraffe ugly. I think he's cute! I could say a couple of things about your DOG, you know! Maybe he had a unfortunate mishap as a young camel and fractured his humps! Trying to run under a very low tree branch sideways? Tsu said:HEY!
plover, dear - um, no self-respecting giraffe would be seen hanging around with one of these
http://img37.exs.cx/img37/8718/camel2kf.jpg
I mean really! What happened to his humps? They're listing to port!
Ohhhh... port... starboard... depends on which end of the camel you're facing.Gokul43201 said:
He was on vacation/holiday.Anyway, I don't think it was a mishap that bent his humps to starb'd. I think he's just been eating too much, and collecting too much fat in those humps. I mean, aren't camels supposed to live in deserts ? What's this guy doing in the middle of a lush tropical paradise ?
franz, it's too EARLY to be drinking!1111franznietzsche said:Tsu, starborad is right. And the camel looks like a giraffe.
Giraffes have two little horn/nubbins on the tops of their little heads. Camels don't!11 
AND - while a giraffe might smoke a Camel, a camel will not smoke a giraffe. (well, unless he's been drinking...)franznietzsche said:Tsu, starborad is right. And the camel looks like a giraffe.
Tsu said:franz, it's too EARLY to be drinking!1111
Pay attention, now!
Tsu said:
It wasn't until I tried opening the giraffe image in photoshop that I realized the thing is animated – most animations are turned off in my browser. I thought it was some kind of optical illusion thingy! If you stare at the background frame long enough, it's possible to convince yourself (well, ok, it's possible to convince me) that there a pattern there that might be a giraffe (or a camel). (What it's only my brain that does this? ) Besides the thing's all greens, and I'm color-blind (hence the idea of opening it in photoshop and messing with the color channels). Staring at the image means to focus your eyes on the image for a prolonged period of time without blinking or looking away.
The amount of time it takes to see the giraffe can vary for each individual. It may take a few seconds or several minutes of continuous staring.
This is an illusion, the image does not actually contain a real giraffe. It is a visual trick that relies on the way our brain processes information.
Our brain tries to make sense of the visual information it receives, so when we stare at the image, our brain starts to form a recognizable shape, in this case a giraffe.
Not everyone may be able to see the giraffe, as it depends on individual visual perception and the ability to interpret the image correctly. Some people may see a different image or no image at all.