http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13811 no_patients Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:43:48 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13811 Excellent, now if the postal service would hurry up I could read more :( Excellent, now if the postal service would hurry up I could read more

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13738 ReliegiousMarie Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:31:19 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13738 Aah!,...@Flap, ...you just shattered my illusion... ;-) Aah!,…@Flap, …you just shattered my illusion…

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13679 flapjack Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:54:37 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13679 OK, is it alright for me to say it's all to do with the blindspot? If memory serves, it's caused by that spot at the back of your eyeballs where the optic nerve attaches to the back of the retina which doesn't recieve visual information the same way, and without both eyes open the other eye doesn't fill in the missing details as it should. Apologies for being a smartarse;) OK, is it alright for me to say it’s all to do with the blindspot? If memory serves, it’s caused by that spot at the back of your eyeballs where the optic nerve attaches to the back of the retina which doesn’t recieve visual information the same way, and without both eyes open the other eye doesn’t fill in the missing details as it should.
Apologies for being a smartarse;)

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13665 ScreamingGreenConure Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:20:21 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13665 OH MY GOD WHERE DID HIS HEAD GO! Is he going to be okay??? OH MY GOD WHERE DID HIS HEAD GO!
Is he going to be okay???

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13663 CC Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:07:22 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13663 nope....nothing changing or disappearing nope….nothing changing or disappearing

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13655 ReliegiousMarie Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:09:49 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13655 If i look at Richard with my Right eye ... the cross dissapears...does that have anything to do with his massive wand...or does that finally prove i am an atheist?! ;) If i look at Richard with my Right eye … the cross dissapears…does that have anything to do with his massive wand…or does that finally prove i am an atheist?!

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13648 KatM Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:58:21 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13648 Must buy the book. Read The Luck Factor recently and I highly recommend it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Luck-Factor-Scientific-Study-Lucky/dp/0099443244/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246305438&sr=8-1 Must buy the book. Read The Luck Factor recently and I highly recommend it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Luck-Factor-Scientific-Study-Lucky/dp/0099443244/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246305438&sr=8-1

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13626 flapjack Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:51:21 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13626 I can perform that illusion with a samurai sword insted of a black wand. The head is still there, if by there you mean on the floor ;) I can perform that illusion with a samurai sword insted of a black wand. The head is still there, if by there you mean on the floor

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13624 Zara Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:39:04 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13624 I loved that!! Even though I knew it was just an illusion it really freaked me out! Feeling a bit smug, cos my son and my sister tried it and they cant do it, so they're frustrated. I loved that!! Even though I knew it was just an illusion it really freaked me out! Feeling a bit smug, cos my son and my sister tried it and they cant do it, so they’re frustrated.

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/vanishing-head-illusion-richard-wiseman/#comment-13602 jameshogg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:47:00 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3027#comment-13602 Hehe I learned how this worked a few years ago :) and it is clever! Hehe I learned how this worked a few years ago and it is clever!

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