http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/09/the-shepard-scale-an-amazing-auditory-illusion/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/09/the-shepard-scale-an-amazing-auditory-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-100365 Josie Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:31:20 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4093#comment-100365 Wait...Am I SUPPOSED to go insane? Wait…Am I SUPPOSED to go insane?

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/09/the-shepard-scale-an-amazing-auditory-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-97392 Kiltak Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:25:57 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4093#comment-97392 Thanks for the correction Seth! :) Thanks for the correction Seth!

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/09/the-shepard-scale-an-amazing-auditory-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-97384 Seth Roberts Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:10:52 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4093#comment-97384 Roger Shepard, not Richard Shepard Roger Shepard, not Richard Shepard

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/09/the-shepard-scale-an-amazing-auditory-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-97317 lawlerskater Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:06:14 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4093#comment-97317 sooo theres octave tones in each note...the ascending/descending scale makes your ear think its continuing upwards or downwards. that was apparent before the video even finished sooo theres octave tones in each note…the ascending/descending scale makes your ear think its continuing upwards or downwards. that was apparent before the video even finished

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/09/the-shepard-scale-an-amazing-auditory-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-97303 Hari Karam Singh Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:02:07 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4093#comment-97303 I heard this tune once on the Ambient station on SomaFm.com that utilised this effect. It was a much prettier than this...wonder what the track was called... I heard this tune once on the Ambient station on SomaFm.com that utilised this effect. It was a much prettier than this…wonder what the track was called…

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/09/the-shepard-scale-an-amazing-auditory-illusion/comment-page-1/#comment-97266 brandon Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:59:12 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4093#comment-97266 Get outta my head Charles!!!!!! Get outta my head Charles!!!!!!

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