Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

At one point? Human memory is surprisingly unreliable.

One example to test for yourself: https://youtu.be/vJG698U2Mvo?si=16fwk8wG8Yyhim5t




That is not even memory bias here.

Sure, what you pay attention to will impact what you remember, but this experience goes further and show how your attention can be manipulated to be blind to ploted events.


Exact but the point is still valid. The Mandela Effect is a great example of it.


Serious question

Are you supposed to not see the gorilla? I assumed it's the trap and there's some slightly less obvious catch in there.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: