Preparing to move from one city to another increases stress levels. How much? According to an unreliable news source (email) “The pictures attached are used to test the level of stress a person can handle. The slower the pictures move, the better your ability of handling stress. Alleged criminals that were tested see them spinning around madly; however, senior citizens and kids see them standing still.”

None of these images are animated - they are perfectly still.

The picture (above) is not moving yet most people can see them ripple You’ve probably seen similar optical illusion tricks before *(surely you remember this one:

Akiyoshi KITAOKA, Professor, Department of Psychology, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan has designed dozens of visual illusions, optical tests and patterns galore, and is kind enough to provide the warning that looking at these may make you dizzy. But they can also heal your mind, faster and cheaper than drinking.

Trying to think of something to give me for a going-away present? How about this “Gawker t-shirt”or something like it?

Al Gore for President! Oh, wait. He already WAS elected President once, you say? And the “powers that be” voted it away from him? Well he hasn’t shut down or shut up yet. In fact, he’s pushing ahead as enthusiastically as ever with a wake up powerpoint presentation on the very real FACTS (yes, facts, people) of our current Global Warming crisis. Yes, CRISIS! The hurricanes and tsunamis and earthquakes of the last several years are going to continue, and increase. Our ice is disappearing and FAST. In fact, the more ice that melts, the faster the rest goes too. Long term effect? Higher oceans - as in submerged coastal cities.

Oh yeah, and: reuse, reduce, recycle.

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Editor’s note: “Anonymous” is a 23 year-old man currently living in Portland. Since he’s anonymous we’re not specifying which Portland.