Stare at stripes now, see phantom colors later

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The McCollough effect is a visual phenomenon that fundamentally rewires how your visual cortex processes orientation and color. Staring at specific striped, colored patterns for just a few minutes can cause you to see phantom colors on black-and-white lines for up to three months.

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