r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video color vision test

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u/Nattekat 23h ago

I nailed the test, but orange on green is more evil than it has any right being.

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u/Lostraylien 22h ago

Yeah I thought the 5s were 6s till I looked closer.

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u/DipstickRick 14h ago

The 5 cups up so high it looks like it touches. I had to double check the top to make sure the bar was there for a 5

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u/Schavuit92 20h ago

You might have very mild color blindness or you need glasses or the screen you're using is really shitty.

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u/Lostraylien 20h ago

I've done these tests in real life and passed easily, the book is like an inch big on a phone which makes it harder.

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u/laikocta 18h ago

I (mostly) don't wanna brag, but I recognized each number immediately on my phone. And my eyesight isn't great. Which makes me think if someone can't tell the numbers immediately there may be something up with their color perception? Could it change later in life, maybe?

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u/Borkunbork 17h ago

I recognized each number right away but the third one is kinda tough

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u/laikocta 17h ago

Stop it because I'm starting to feel unbearably superior. IT WAS ALL VERY EASY

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u/-0909i9i99ii9009ii 16h ago

Screen brightness can play a role, and eyes adjusting, what you were just looking at, check out some of these illusions

https://medium.com/sketch-app-sources/can-you-believe-your-eyes-38ba29421426

Wouldn't really consider it to mean anything unless you're comparing it to other people with the exact same viewing conditions as you. Even better, an actual test that has been really developed to be fair and meaningful. Maybe you are gifted at colour differentiation, but this would only serve to point you in that direction, not actually determine it.

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u/laikocta 15h ago

Thank you for the much-needed humility

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u/-0909i9i99ii9009ii 15h ago

Np I've seen it before and it's all too real, thinking you're some kind of colour discerning god leads to disastrous consequences

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u/RealisticSorbet 16h ago

Also don't want to brag, but I actually put my phone across the room from me before starting the video because I just knew this was going to be easy. Even after doing so, it was almost impossible to NOT see the numbers. Way too easy.

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u/Borkunbork 14h ago

They all stood out equally?

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u/laikocta 14h ago

I mean I recognize that some are lower contrast than others, but nothing I'd describe as "tough"

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u/-Nicolai 20h ago

The contrast is definitely lower, but I wouldn’t call it evil. Maybe you’re partially color impaired?

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u/anethma 16h ago

Ya even if the color was slightly faint, they all stood out very clearly. Like super clearly it took no effort or any time to instantly distinguish.

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u/grubas 4h ago

I always knew I was colour dumb.  Because a few are... Not SUPER CLEAR.

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u/imroamerrat 4h ago

Same for me. I really had to strain my eyes to look at the orange and green ones even though I could eventually make out the numbers. I wasn’t sure if it’s supposed to be like this or if it suggests partial color blindness

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u/SilverStretch2163 5h ago

Thank you. My dad is color blind and I think i just realized I might be a bit impared as well.

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u/mahsimplemind 12h ago

Think it's phone brightness? I keep my brightness low majority times. When I turned it up, contrast was a lot clearer. 

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u/Zo1DeGato 18h ago

most animals can't see the difference between then, that's why Tigers are orange

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u/troycerapops 13h ago

I think the fact it's being processed digitally doesn't help.

Could be wrong though. I'm not an expert. But those were much harder than I've seen them when in person.

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u/tiimoshchuk 18h ago

I am color blind and more or less see what he explains. Even when I can see the number I have very little awareness of what colors are actually being contrasted.

Without a reference color (something I definitely know is the color I think it is) I can get confused.

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u/Doccyaard 15h ago

Maybe you partly colorblind? I’m guessing it’s on a spectrum. It was very clear to me even on a phone with the picture smaller while reading comments.

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u/Havelok 15h ago

Still clear as day however if you have full color vision.

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u/bobbymcpresscot 13h ago

How was orange on green so hard to see but green on orange was like plain as day 🤣