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#1226
01-05-2009 | 05:47 PM
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From: greater Philly area
#1227
01-05-2009 | 06:19 PM
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From: Florida, South Gulf Coast
Except that it won't be 3-D
(still wonder how it achieves the effect 
)By using a pair of reading glasses, images were seen a lot easier,
but could only hold the 'out-of -focus' image for a few seconds
when 'pulled away' with other items in vision.
#1229
01-05-2009 | 06:20 PM
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From: Pennsylavnia
Okay all of you Free Classic Mini'ers...
Here is a link to more of Sloopy's photo shoot on her first day away from Dealership. I love her more and more with every mile driven!!
http://reefdancer.smugmug.com/galler...48090953_ZsDU3
Here is a link to more of Sloopy's photo shoot on her first day away from Dealership. I love her more and more with every mile driven!!
http://reefdancer.smugmug.com/galler...48090953_ZsDU3
#1230
01-05-2009 | 06:29 PM
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From: Pennsylavnia
So with this said, i had mentioned many pages back i never realized that stripes came with one of the many packages i ordered...
I contacted Otto's and explained the situation and I would like the stripes.
With Chad at Otto's just sent me an email and said no problem!!! It has been 6 months since I purchased Nugget and she will now be getting her stripes thanks to Chad and Holly at Otto's...They rock!
#1231
01-05-2009 | 06:30 PM
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From: Florida, South Gulf Coast
Chameleon Color
Chameleon for sure, Pepper White (my second favorite MINI color) I get,
but the Silver goes from White to Blue on reefdancer
#1232
01-05-2009 | 06:52 PM
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From: Vancouver, WA
thanks for your opinion, I agree with you, minicooperwill and skillet...(and thank you all for you help). I have decided on the wide black with white trim to match my seats and black top.
So with this said, i had mentioned many pages back i never realized that stripes came with one of the many packages i ordered...
I contacted Otto's and explained the situation and I would like the stripes.
With Chad at Otto's just sent me an email and said no problem!!! It has been 6 months since I purchased Nugget and she will now be getting her stripes thanks to Chad and Holly at Otto's...They rock!
So with this said, i had mentioned many pages back i never realized that stripes came with one of the many packages i ordered...
I contacted Otto's and explained the situation and I would like the stripes.
With Chad at Otto's just sent me an email and said no problem!!! It has been 6 months since I purchased Nugget and she will now be getting her stripes thanks to Chad and Holly at Otto's...They rock!
#1233
01-05-2009 | 07:06 PM
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From: Vancouver, WA
Why Some People Cannot See Hidden Stereogram Images
by Jason Weekley A.B.O.C., L.D.O.
The basic principle behind a stereogram depends on the ability for a person to merge multiple objects into one. There are many factors that could inhibit a person's ability to see the object hidden beneath the initial surface. As an example....place your thumbs and index fingers together in the shape of a triangle, and find an object in the distance to look at through the triangle. It must be a distant object! independently close one eye, then the other....you will notice that you were only able to see the complete object through one eye without moving the triangle. This concept is called eye dominance. Sometimes the brain will shut off one eye, and rely on the dominant eye, if the object to be viewed doesn't come in focus. There are many people who need corrected vision that don't realize it because of the human ability to adapt.
by Jason Weekley A.B.O.C., L.D.O.
The basic principle behind a stereogram depends on the ability for a person to merge multiple objects into one. There are many factors that could inhibit a person's ability to see the object hidden beneath the initial surface. As an example....place your thumbs and index fingers together in the shape of a triangle, and find an object in the distance to look at through the triangle. It must be a distant object! independently close one eye, then the other....you will notice that you were only able to see the complete object through one eye without moving the triangle. This concept is called eye dominance. Sometimes the brain will shut off one eye, and rely on the dominant eye, if the object to be viewed doesn't come in focus. There are many people who need corrected vision that don't realize it because of the human ability to adapt.
Another possible cause is convergence. At close range (12-18 inches), your eyes converge an average of 3mm...but this is not so for everyone. Just as you have a dominant eye for distance, you will also have a dominant eye for near. After years of depending on one eye to do the majority of the work, you can depend less on convergence and adaptability. By allowing your eyes to relax, and blur....you attempt to overide your brain's intent, and allow both eyes to be equally dysfunctional. Thus, images begin to overlap and the muscles that control your eyes are less likely to fix at the same point that they normally would. The same people that have problems crossing their eyes...even a little...will have the greatest frustration when attempting to view stereograms.
Other conditions such as esophoria and esotropia can cause the eye to move inwards...(commonly called a lazy eye), and exophoria and exotropia (a tendency for an eye to shift toward the temple), will have an impact. I would suggest that people could adjust their distance from the stereogram and have a greater rate of success. A distance that works for the majority, doesn't always work for everyone. And last but not least...I would enjoy the statistics relating the ability of a person to see stereograms with regard to their profession. Analytical/Artistic mindset?
Other conditions such as esophoria and esotropia can cause the eye to move inwards...(commonly called a lazy eye), and exophoria and exotropia (a tendency for an eye to shift toward the temple), will have an impact. I would suggest that people could adjust their distance from the stereogram and have a greater rate of success. A distance that works for the majority, doesn't always work for everyone. And last but not least...I would enjoy the statistics relating the ability of a person to see stereograms with regard to their profession. Analytical/Artistic mindset?
#1235
01-05-2009 | 07:16 PM
So what happens if you do that thumbs/forefingers/triangle thing, and you don't HAVE a dominant eye??? I shoot my bows with my left, and I shoot pistols and rifles with my right. Based on previous posts, I must be one of the crazies, since I can see the 3d things almost right away. But *sigh* no surprise there.
#1236
01-05-2009 | 07:29 PM
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From: greater Philly area
#1241
01-05-2009 | 08:02 PM
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thanks for your opinion, I agree with you, minicooperwill and skillet...(and thank you all for you help). I have decided on the wide black with white trim to match my seats and black top.
So with this said, i had mentioned many pages back i never realized that stripes came with one of the many packages i ordered...
I contacted Otto's and explained the situation and I would like the stripes.
With Chad at Otto's just sent me an email and said no problem!!! It has been 6 months since I purchased Nugget and she will now be getting her stripes thanks to Chad and Holly at Otto's...They rock!
So with this said, i had mentioned many pages back i never realized that stripes came with one of the many packages i ordered...
I contacted Otto's and explained the situation and I would like the stripes.
With Chad at Otto's just sent me an email and said no problem!!! It has been 6 months since I purchased Nugget and she will now be getting her stripes thanks to Chad and Holly at Otto's...They rock!
#1242
01-05-2009 | 08:08 PM
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,912
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Why Some People Cannot See Hidden Stereogram Images
by Jason Weekley A.B.O.C., L.D.O.
The basic principle behind a stereogram depends on the ability for a person to merge multiple objects into one. There are many factors that could inhibit a person's ability to see the object hidden beneath the initial surface. As an example....place your thumbs and index fingers together in the shape of a triangle, and find an object in the distance to look at through the triangle. It must be a distant object! independently close one eye, then the other....you will notice that you were only able to see the complete object through one eye without moving the triangle. This concept is called eye dominance. Sometimes the brain will shut off one eye, and rely on the dominant eye, if the object to be viewed doesn't come in focus. There are many people who need corrected vision that don't realize it because of the human ability to adapt.
by Jason Weekley A.B.O.C., L.D.O.
The basic principle behind a stereogram depends on the ability for a person to merge multiple objects into one. There are many factors that could inhibit a person's ability to see the object hidden beneath the initial surface. As an example....place your thumbs and index fingers together in the shape of a triangle, and find an object in the distance to look at through the triangle. It must be a distant object! independently close one eye, then the other....you will notice that you were only able to see the complete object through one eye without moving the triangle. This concept is called eye dominance. Sometimes the brain will shut off one eye, and rely on the dominant eye, if the object to be viewed doesn't come in focus. There are many people who need corrected vision that don't realize it because of the human ability to adapt.
Another possible cause is convergence. At close range (12-18 inches), your eyes converge an average of 3mm...but this is not so for everyone. Just as you have a dominant eye for distance, you will also have a dominant eye for near. After years of depending on one eye to do the majority of the work, you can depend less on convergence and adaptability. By allowing your eyes to relax, and blur....you attempt to overide your brain's intent, and allow both eyes to be equally dysfunctional. Thus, images begin to overlap and the muscles that control your eyes are less likely to fix at the same point that they normally would. The same people that have problems crossing their eyes...even a little...will have the greatest frustration when attempting to view stereograms.
Other conditions such as esophoria and esotropia can cause the eye to move inwards...(commonly called a lazy eye), and exophoria and exotropia (a tendency for an eye to shift toward the temple), will have an impact. I would suggest that people could adjust their distance from the stereogram and have a greater rate of success. A distance that works for the majority, doesn't always work for everyone. And last but not least...I would enjoy the statistics relating the ability of a person to see stereograms with regard to their profession. Analytical/Artistic mindset?
Other conditions such as esophoria and esotropia can cause the eye to move inwards...(commonly called a lazy eye), and exophoria and exotropia (a tendency for an eye to shift toward the temple), will have an impact. I would suggest that people could adjust their distance from the stereogram and have a greater rate of success. A distance that works for the majority, doesn't always work for everyone. And last but not least...I would enjoy the statistics relating the ability of a person to see stereograms with regard to their profession. Analytical/Artistic mindset?
#1243
01-05-2009 | 09:20 PM
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 282
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From: San Joaquin Valley
Why Some People Cannot See Hidden Stereogram Images
by Jason Weekley A.B.O.C., L.D.O.
The basic principle behind a stereogram depends on the ability for a person to merge multiple objects into one. There are many factors that could inhibit a person's ability to see the object hidden beneath the initial surface. As an example....place your thumbs and index fingers together in the shape of a triangle, and find an object in the distance to look at through the triangle. It must be a distant object! independently close one eye, then the other....you will notice that you were only able to see the complete object through one eye without moving the triangle. This concept is called eye dominance. Sometimes the brain will shut off one eye, and rely on the dominant eye, if the object to be viewed doesn't come in focus. There are many people who need corrected vision that don't realize it because of the human ability to adapt.
by Jason Weekley A.B.O.C., L.D.O.
The basic principle behind a stereogram depends on the ability for a person to merge multiple objects into one. There are many factors that could inhibit a person's ability to see the object hidden beneath the initial surface. As an example....place your thumbs and index fingers together in the shape of a triangle, and find an object in the distance to look at through the triangle. It must be a distant object! independently close one eye, then the other....you will notice that you were only able to see the complete object through one eye without moving the triangle. This concept is called eye dominance. Sometimes the brain will shut off one eye, and rely on the dominant eye, if the object to be viewed doesn't come in focus. There are many people who need corrected vision that don't realize it because of the human ability to adapt.
Another possible cause is convergence. At close range (12-18 inches), your eyes converge an average of 3mm...but this is not so for everyone. Just as you have a dominant eye for distance, you will also have a dominant eye for near. After years of depending on one eye to do the majority of the work, you can depend less on convergence and adaptability. By allowing your eyes to relax, and blur....you attempt to overide your brain's intent, and allow both eyes to be equally dysfunctional. Thus, images begin to overlap and the muscles that control your eyes are less likely to fix at the same point that they normally would. The same people that have problems crossing their eyes...even a little...will have the greatest frustration when attempting to view stereograms.
Other conditions such as esophoria and esotropia can cause the eye to move inwards...(commonly called a lazy eye), and exophoria and exotropia (a tendency for an eye to shift toward the temple), will have an impact. I would suggest that people could adjust their distance from the stereogram and have a greater rate of success. A distance that works for the majority, doesn't always work for everyone. And last but not least...I would enjoy the statistics relating the ability of a person to see stereograms with regard to their profession. Analytical/Artistic mindset?
My tree is still standing for you Skillet. It is an artificial one and can last forever, so never give up. Last year the tree broke right after Christmas and I was not able to fix it until July. I moved it out onto the glassed-in sunporch and it enjoyed a time of year it never had been able to experience before. Just for the record, it prefers Christmas. It is currently lit, sort of like a beacon for Skillet's little Mini. Come on home little Martha, Skillet (and the rest of the group) are waiting for you. Gawd, I think I have been starring at those blasted pictures too long!
#1244
01-05-2009 | 09:25 PM
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From: Florida, South Gulf Coast
One way to help the brain concentrate on divergence instead of focusing is to hold the picture in front of the face, with the nose touching the picture. With the picture so close to their eyes, most people cannot focus on the picture. The brain may give up trying to move eye muscles in order to get a clear picture. If one slowly pulls back the picture away from the face, while refraining from focusing or rotating eyes, at some point the brain will lock onto a pair of patterns when the distance between them match the current convergence degree of the two eyeballs.[6]
#1245
01-05-2009 | 09:31 PM
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Hey RandomGemini.. I actully did grow up in the midwest. I used to live in O'fallon Illinois. If I actually went to grade school with you, that would be kinda crazy. Let me know. PM or whatever. This could be interesting. haha
I hope if we did go to school together I wasn't rude to you or anything. I generally try to be a pretty nice guy.
I hope if we did go to school together I wasn't rude to you or anything. I generally try to be a pretty nice guy.
#1246
01-05-2009 | 09:39 PM
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From: San Joaquin Valley
Quote:
One way to help the brain concentrate on divergence instead of focusing is to hold the picture in front of the face, with the nose touching the picture. With the picture so close to their eyes, most people cannot focus on the picture. The brain may give up trying to move eye muscles in order to get a clear picture. If one slowly pulls back the picture away from the face, while refraining from focusing or rotating eyes, at some point the brain will lock onto a pair of patterns when the distance between them match the current convergence degree of the two eyeballs.[6]
Oh my gawd... I really can see it... I'm cured! But now I can't stop my eyes from crossing.... that will go away won't it? 
One way to help the brain concentrate on divergence instead of focusing is to hold the picture in front of the face, with the nose touching the picture. With the picture so close to their eyes, most people cannot focus on the picture. The brain may give up trying to move eye muscles in order to get a clear picture. If one slowly pulls back the picture away from the face, while refraining from focusing or rotating eyes, at some point the brain will lock onto a pair of patterns when the distance between them match the current convergence degree of the two eyeballs.[6]
Above from Wikipedia ~ Autostereogram
But now I can't stop my eyes from crossing.... that will go away won't it?
#1248
01-06-2009 | 07:08 AM
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From: Pennsylavnia
#1249
01-06-2009 | 07:46 AM
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 313
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From: Mesa, AZ
Skillet? are you still talking to Apple? any update???? anything, did her schedule calm down? did her son buy a car? did she purchase a camera???
I can loan her a camera if she needs.... anything??? Is she helping to drink the beer??? Does she need some popcorn???
Martha Mini:
I can loan her a camera if she needs.... anything??? Is she helping to drink the beer??? Does she need some popcorn???
Martha Mini: