Weird sight phenomenon

[rustysocket]

I tried googling this with no luck so i thought I should ask it here. Something i've noticed is that if you flash the lights on and off quickly, keeping your head completely still, you see a very detailed black and white image of what you were looking at when you flashed the light. It lasts about 5 seconds and disappears if you move your head. I decided to experiment with it and i found it'll disappear if you put your hand in what would be your field of view and if you close your eyes right after you flash the lights you still see the image (pretty trippy). Do any of you know what's going on or is this new information?

Edited February 12, 2017 by rustysocket

[GDJ]

Well, certain illicit drugs have been known to do this....apart from that, it's probably just neurochemical residue from your retinas.

Either that, or get off the caffeine late at night.

[The Raging Sandwich]

I may have to try this. Hope I don't have epilepsy.

[pxi]

Wouldn't be related to the Dream Machine popularized by Brion Gyson, would it?

[kerbiloid]

Either this is an afterimage illusion, or you have a trouble: they are here and know where you are...

Edited February 12, 2017 by kerbiloid

[rustysocket]

I think you got it. They need to make a kerbal thumbs up

3 hours ago, kerbiloid said:

Either this is an afterimage illusion, or you have a trouble: they are here and know where you are...

 

[TheKosanianMethod]

This kinda sounds like you were using illegal substances...

[munlander1]

5 minutes ago, TheKosanianMethod said:

This kinda sounds like you were using illegal substances...

If he was, I don't think he would tell us. 

[TheKosanianMethod]

Just now, munlander1 said:

If he was, I don't think he would tell us. 

Yeah I don't think he was. Nor would he tell us.

[munlander1]

I tryed this too looking at my desk with an over head thingy to put stuff in and I did see a rough, white outline of it. It was not defined enough to to tell what it was if I did not know what it was.

[Bill Phil]

5 hours ago, rustysocket said:

I think you got it. They need to make a kerbal thumbs up

 

It's the like button on the lower right of the post

[rustysocket]

Why don't you try it before claiming im high

[pxi]

2 hours ago, TheKosanianMethod said:

This kinda sounds like you were using illegal substances...

Despite that being the most direct route to altered states of consciousness, other techniques such as meditation, dancing, prayer etc can also induce these sorts of effects.

It might surprise you to know that the chemical released by your pineal gland whilst dreaming (and also at the point of death) is an astoundingly strong psychedelic, which is also found in a wide range of plants which are in fact legal.

Your brain can do weird things when prodded in the right way.

Edited February 13, 2017 by pxi

[p1t1o]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_cinema

[NSEP]

I think its just a bit of damage in your retina or something that heals quickly. I have the same thing, but its a reddish color with a inner blob of vomit yellow, instead of plain black and white.