YTMND - Blue Ball Machine (fixed)
It doesn't take much to give me something to think about.
That's the advantage of having a mind like Peter the Goatherd in
Heidi.
He excelled in feats of memory. He knew the names of all the goats he herded for other people.
People said it was because he had nothing else in his mind.
He could barely read, but no nuance of caprine behavior escaped his notice.
I can't claim such excellence.
I do admit to curiosity regarding games and links to games/tests/studies.
When they don't work for me I am pleased that I know enough to try copy & paste in a new window.
Whee.
So I did.
This genial method to 'test your space-out capability' was disgusting to me, as far as trying to follow
the movement of the red ball. That makes sense, for me. Movement or direction are difficult for me.
The delight at realizing the whole thing was a repeat pattern, however, was almost instantaneous.
I liked seeing what parts happened at the same time and which events were repeating across the picture
at what appeared to be timed intervals/ a sequence.
Dictionary.com = "Stupefy or disorient, as if or from a drug. For example, This medication spaces me out so I can't think clearly, or I wonder what those kids are on—they look totally spaced out. [1960s ] "
Merriam Webster = " to become inattentive, distracted, or mentally remote <
spaced out halfway through the lecture> [1970]"
OK--- I became inattentive to the concept of following the ball almost immediately.
What do I care where the ball goes?
What matters to me is where my thoughts go.
Here's one place they went:
