what ARE those psychedelic geometric patterns when you squeeze your eyes?

[mopaul]

you know, when you press on your eyeballs for a few seconds, and you see all those kaleidescope patterns against a black background until you go mad...you know what i'm talkin' about right?....or,....am i...the only one?......

oh god, i shouldn't have posted this

[d_b]

1. Do that enough and you'll forever see those nifty patterns.

Just like my dumbass.

[Gabi Hayes]

2. those would be acid flashbax

what else?

gas bubbles, or something

[tuvor]

3. I used to know the name for that.

But I've forgotten. How's that for helpful?

[Gabi Hayes]

4. and could you PLEASE do an enlargement of that

neanderthal critter in Lower Left?

please?

[New Earth]

5. their uh, like digital molecule kind of things

or something.

[BlueHandDuo]

6. They're called phosphenes, but...

...don't press on your eyes too long or too hard; you could injure them.

[Sporadicus]

7. Phosphenes

When you press on the closed eye, the pressure causes the rods there to be stimulated.

[Gabi Hayes]

9. it'd be cool if they were phosgenes....not pleasant, but cool

[OldLeftieLawyer]

10. Thank you

I've always wondered what they were called, but never remembered to ask the doctor.

I love DU because of people like you.

:yourock:

[Elidor]

8. All outta weed, eh?

:evilgrin:

[mopaul]

12. i ain't sayin' i is and i ain't sayin' i ain't

next is takin' 10 deep breaths and blowing on my thumb real hard

[Elidor]

13. Try some pranayama

Good breathing exercise, a favorite of Aleister Crowley.

[ashmanonar]

11. it's a side effect of light fatigue on your eyes.

your eye tends to flash with the complementary color of the color of whatever you're looking at, bc it takes a second to switch the cones (also happens when you're fatigued, just bc it takes longer to change.)

[graywarrior]

14. Catnip bubbles help those