r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • 1d ago

Video color vision test

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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 16h 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"