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Published 10 years ago by Cobbydaler with 4 Comments
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The Sixth Sense You Didn't Know You Had

With the naked eye people can sense the polarization angle of light better than most other animals.

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  • Gozzin
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    To see Haidinger’s brushes for yourself, look at a blank white portion of an LCD screen on a computer, tablet or phone. Tilt your head from side to side and faint yellow and blue bow-ties, slightly larger than your thumb, should become visible.

    In my case,nope. Can anyone see this?

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    • Cobbydaler
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      I can see faint yellow blobs, but not really any blue.

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    • Teakay
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      Not even a little. I'd be interested in seeing an exaggerated example to see what it is I'm even supposed to be seeing.

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  • Six
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    Oh wow that's crazy! I can see faint yellow bow ties. No blue though

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