How to Test for Nearsightedness: Do You See Einstein or Marilyn Monroe? - Neatorama

Here's a clever test developed by Dr. Aude Oliva, a cognitive scientist at MIT. If you see Marilyn Monroe instead of Albert Einstein, you're a bit nearsighted. I don't see any indication that this what Oliva was trying to do, but it does serve that purpose nicely. Link -via Ace of Spades HQ

If you wear glasses, take them off for the test.. With my glasses I see Albert, without, Marilyn. Not surprising as I'm more than just a little nearsighted.

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With my glasses, I see Albert. Without them, I see Albert in drag.

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Glasses on = Albert
Glasses off = a blob somewhat resembling Marilyn

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oooo

i was like "this is dumb"

then i took off my glasses

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With glasses - Einstein
Without glasses - where'd the computer go?

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try

glasses on, near

glasses on, far

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I'm just a little nearsighted, so I don't see Marilyn unless I walk a few meters from the computer. I asked my mother, with a much worse sight than mine, whose picture it was, and she saw Marylin. She could see Einstein if she put her head right next to the screen, though.

Neat.

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My prescription is -4 and yet without my glasses I see Albert...

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Oh if I push the screen back I see Marilyn.

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I've got contacts on so I can't test it without glasses, but I have a feeling that at -7 I would only be seeing a white smoky blob...

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i'm near sited and have light prescription glasses. i had to scoot way back away from the computer. when i did, i could see marilyn.

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Without glasses -Albert
With glasses -Albert (through both near and far lenses)
Squint my eyes -Marilyn with a mustache

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you can look much better if you use glasses.
http://www.zimbio.com/HGH+Energizers/articles/qtUYGkUPpwZ/HGH+Energizer+Review+Feel+Huge+Gush+Energy

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What does it mean if you see Einstein with Marilyn's hair?

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I suppose this is useful for people who are in complete denial that they are nearsighted but are able to fake their way though recognizing blurry letter shapes.

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By the time I back up enough to see Marilyn, everything's so out of focus that I can only recognize the pattern as vaguely face-like.

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I see exactly what Miss Celania sees. I've got to severly squint my eyes to see Marilyn.

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Pretty cool use of high and low spatial-frequencies!

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wowza. marilyn really needs to take care of that mustache...

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All I see are a bunch of wavy lines (Ghostbusters reference) :P

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Stating that this is a nearsightedness test may be in good humour, but it could mislead a lot of people.

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Awesome! With glasses - Albert; Without Glasses - a very fuzzy Marilyn. Can't believe that worked.

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That is the FREAKIEST thing I've ever seen. Glasses on Albert... glasses off, Marilyn. THANKS for this.

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Haha, great!

With glasses: Einstein

Without: Marilyn with a big mustache

A pair of footsteps away from the desk: Marilyn clearly feminine without any mustache.

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