Date: 7/7/2012 Views: 27571 Favorites: 146 Comments: 65
FIREFOX VIEWERS ONLY! (Or Maybe Chrome)
A "Voluntary" Test Subject has been placed in this box with an unusual source of radation. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the subject is simultaneously transformed and untransformed. Yet, when we look in the box, we see the subject is either a human or or a cat, not both. (Well, sort of both, sometimes)
I was challenged to do a Schrodinger's Cat themed transformation. I think I did a pretty darn good job!
Edit: Troubleshooting:
-You need to be using Chrome or Firefox for this to work.
-If you are using Windows, you have to have something called "Aero" enabled, which is not enabled in some classic themes.
-This will not work on mobile devices
-I have not tested this on a mac and have no support information if it does not work there.
-If all else fails, don't fret. It's just a little trick for a joke more than anything else.
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luigio
Now that's just trippy. This kind of thing has potential
TheMaska
A great idea and use of technic!I am impressed!
IronPhoenix
This is pretty freakin' cool!
NightWerewolf16
That is freaking amazing. I would love to see more stuff like this
Jackwolf
thats ....amazing :D wow!
The_Inventor838
It sorta works with chrome I installed fire fox so see the difrence cool idea
carbohydrat
ok that was messed up, when ever i clicked and dragged the white box it would show the human, and if i clicked outside the white box it would show the cat girl. so i was thinking what kind of tecnomancy in hell did you use to put code in a gif image. but i guess my timing was just perfectly in line to mess with my head.
TheWorgenWarrior
look at the image in a new tab. just the image.
Rae
Mwahaha! I am an internet wizard!
Fidelius
That was MAGNIFICENT.
Bahzur
How the f....
O_O
Seadog-driftwood
Absolutely brilliant.
bloodwolf1235
that is trippy as hell man
Chili19
Woah O.o How did...
Farsightxr-20
Very, VERY good use of a gif.
Erthshade
Guess I'm going to have to be the first to say... I don't get it. I'm using the latest Firefox but all I see are a black rectangle in the viewer and a white rectangle in the box, and dragging does nothing.
Frilled_Lizard
Nope, I can't see it cos' I'm using Chrome.
Apfelsaft00
wow great work
Rae
Erthshade Dragging should create a ghost image of the picture, dragging the ghost image of the box over the real image of the viewer should reveal the subject!
NightWerewolf16
Dragged it somewhere else and I think I figured out how this thing works. That is a neat trick.
Rae
el-wolf It should work with Chrome, I have people saying it works.
Blear
OK, this is a pretty classy pic. Even classier once you realize/find out just how the trick was done (though I'm not gonna spoil how it was done, that'd just be in poor taste even if others have figured it out already).
Gotta say, I'm impressed -- good job at making use of the tools available to you to turn out something so inventive!
pouchlaw
I'm using Chrome and it worked just fine. Nice job.
Transfreak
i can't get it to drag just zoom in and out so i cant see the art just 2 boxes .
Ninja522
I'm a mac user and it works just fine on a mac using firefox.
WhiteflameK
Stochastic variation in lateral displacement vectors brought about by unquantifiable ambiguity of a kinesthetic-organic interface? Brilliant!
WhiteflameK
Addendum, coupled with selecting an option in an epistemic void.
Rcoon
the shape of TF to come
Nargus
OHhhhh!!! ROFL That's so neat trick! :D
Super easy too! And technically should work on all browser :D!
Frilled_Lizard
Oh yeah, now I see it! Neat work!
morphossa
Dang that's neat
Taranth
Really neat on the pic. Wow!!
leviadragon
Be nice to have a functioning version for IE somehow...
Mechie
Haha Cynicalle I did exactly what you did ('view image' on the white box in Firefox). Nice way to 'cheat' and see both images better.
Vene
Mind = Blown O_o
SeaCigar
*whistles* and here I thought schrodinger was bunk.... Well, I still do heh, but this is a damn impressive set of tricks. Makes me want to write a story on a metaphysics triggered transformation... though I doubt I have the brain power to pull it off in any convincing way. Kudos for a quite original piece!
GrauerWolf
Holy Shit... now i want a Box and a little Radiation... O__o
Proxer
Hahaha! Well done on that little trick. Cant say Ive ever seen anything like it on the internet before.
Superboo
It works for me with Chrome, running OSX 10.7.4. Awesome! This is really clever. :D
Nothingsp
Firefox 1.5 doesn't work with it; not sure why. How does it work? (How in the world does Aero play into it? I'm running XP...)
Any chance of just getting the images separately?
janikowski
Not working on ANY browser. Tried few versions of Chrome, Firefox, Opera and even IE. All I can do is enlarging the pic
Bun
gota love alpha
Xodiac
Very clever and original. I love it!
wheezil
The issue with IE is that it uses a different algorithm for the same effect. Basically, it zigs where Firefox zags.
Lunis24
That is amazing!
RaidenThrone
Using an animated GIF as a Gimmick to awe people? >.>
SeaCigar
Raidenthrone Meh, doesn't matter if its a simple trick. The fact of the matter is, it was pulled off well. no need to be sardonic ;p
Theldrakis
does not work at all. acording to 2011/2012 new media text books you get more hits if compatible with all browsers. please make this work for all browsers. i know if you look for it you will find the codes for internet explorer. i found 5 years ago when they sent the ie 9.0 security browser out the source code developers box on microsofts web page.
Erthshade
Okay, I get the concept now. It's relying on a shadow-dragging mechanic I don't have, probably because I'm using XP with most interface animations turned off somewhere. Nice trick, though it's not a browser thing that's preventing it from working in all cases. (Tried in Chrome too, no dice.)
Crissa
Hilarious.
Safari on Mac, it works. ^-^ Gotta do it... Well, randomly.
Chrysalis
This might just be the cleverest thing I've seen someone do with a gif image. It took me a long time to figure out how it worked. Great job!
(I'm also using Safari on a Mac, and it works just fine.)
Doggard
Cant View it and I have Firefox
WhiteflameK
Catgirls, it is not an executable file...
Theldrakis
Devils-violin i never said it was exe. only that it doesnt work for ie or chrome. some are saying its a gif. well its not working.
loopyd
Perhaps you could reupload this as a sequence for the computers it doesn't work on?
Rey
Clever.
Furneck52
This is both interesting and non-interesting.
Bazzeil
This works with opera too! And you dont need vista/7/8
GreatJT
Pretty clever.
rehtlh
Oh okay, I get it. That was really clever. If anyone wants a hint in how it works, right click and "view image".
personinthecorner
That's actually a really impressive use of the gif format. Working in Chrome on OS X 10.7.
Pikipiki
Nice work... Very original.
I have a question though: I can see the image just fine when dragging, but when I use the "view image" option, I just get the exactly the same picture as when viewing normally, there is no flashing, although the dragging effect still works. (I'm using Firefox)
personinthecorner
Pikipiki The way it happens is that the right side of the picture is a transparent .gif image, while the left is a solid, colored picture. When you drag it, Chrome/Firefox freeze the animation and overlay a little bit of a gradient in the transparent bits for visibility on darker surfaces. This is why the effect works.
nej
Astounding and original o.o
TheWorgenWarrior
Thanks for the advice!