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  1. steph says:

    Excellent :) I didn’t see it at first, though. Maybe somebody should have highlighted it or something

  2. Noconspiracy says:

    29, 15, close enough.

  3. whaat says:

    well i am colorblind.. but i can usually blur my eyes enough to see whatever these tests are talking about..

    and im guessing the fail is that there IS no number at all.. or im more color blind then i thought.

  4. Pun-isher says:

    seems like an IQ test

  5. La Ferme! says:

    OH NOES!!!!! I can’t see the 15! :shock:

  6. big W says:

    color blindness is not psychology. Failblog fail

  7. Madness says:

    Crap! My eyes are more screwed up than I thought.

  8. whaat says:

    yep… seriously i just figured out that red and green are my blind colors..

  9. Anne says:

    It’s supposed to say 15, because especially the color-blind children cheat otherwise to appear normal.

  10. Someone says:

    Yep, I’m colorblind.

    I can’t see the number in there at all. Thanks for reminding me Failblog.

    • Moonian says:

      Either you’ve misunderstood this FAIL or you’re just kidding – the post isn’t talking about “colorblind FAIL”, so no one is trying to remind you anything at all.

  11. dee says:

    if you can’t see there’s a 15 in that picture then you’re definitely colorblind, or perhaps totally blind

    or totally retarded

    • Brian-M says:

      Colorblind or not, if you see a 15 in that picture, then you’re either easily suggestible or delusional.

      • grahamf says:

        iirc this is a double-test, as if you see 15 you have a partial colour-blindness.

        But seriously, Failblog should’ve noted that it actually says 29.
        Unless they couldn’t tell

  12. Avis says:

    From a graphics point of view, I’ve always wanted one of those dot patterns in a poster size, to hang on the wall. They’re really quite lovely.

  13. ba12348 says:

    now that I read the comments, i see the 29, at first it was either a twisted pretzel or a heart

  14. Stevie-bot says:

    I didnt mind being coloured blind, but now I can’t understand jokes?! D: that sucks!

  15. GM says:

    Inability to distinguish between psychology and optometry….FAIL

  16. cal says:

    its obliviously it is written in ultraviolet light. sillys

  17. Danrod963 says:

    I can’t see anything! I must be color blind….

  18. Shalom says:

    I read somewhere that cheap LCDs only give you about 10 bits of color depth, no matter what your video card sends it. I can’t see a bloody thing in there, but I wonder if it would be any different if I was looking at a CRT.

    (Of course, I *am* colorblind, so I might not see anything even then.)

  19. Ki11z says:

    Damn! I’m colorblind

  20. GM says:

    Touche’ Avis, you win this round, you smug car renting bastard.

  21. TDP says:

    cant see it :(
    tho i know i have colorblindness

  22. mewmew:3 says:

    the number is obviously 9000

  23. Leila™ says:

    Oh mannaggia la miseria!!!!!!!!

    *lines thousands of shot glasses filled with various ‘poisons’ for the peeps*
    *takes two*
    *gulps*

    Heeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

  24. tuzki says:

    it would of been funny if they printed one that actually didn’t have any number in it so it would make everyone think they are color blind

  25. Kevin says:

    Well…my vision’s f***ed :( Not only that but apparently I’m also schizophrenic ’cause I’m seeing a different number entirely.

  26. ray of sunshine says:

    actually….the reason it says 15 even though the number is 29 is because a color blind person would write the answer 15 down instead of the real answer…it is designed to catch liars

  27. Heckbird says:

    You know what`s really sad? I had this book for my Intro to Psychology class and I never even noticed this error. :-( Fail to me!

  28. Cloral says:

    Has anybody else seen the colorblind test trick from a few years ago?

    • Melissa says:

      Ugh, yes. And ever since then I have been afraid to open or do ANYTHING people send me online. Don’t remind me! :P lol.

  29. whaa says:

    its 29 but you would assume you see 15 if you were color blind

  30. Prince of Insufficient Light says:

    I see an alligator and a potato, but no numbers. Hmm.

  31. oggologgo says:

    What does this have to do with psychology?

  32. Jan says:

    This is totally supposed to be this way….

  33. lawl :D says:

    I’m pretty sure the number says over 9000.

  34. blindguy says:

    immmmmmm blind

  35. Uvulu says:

    If you see number 15 in the dot pattern, your color vision is probably normal. You should, however, go back to elementary school to learn your numbers…

  36. oggologgo says:

    Could it be that we are not looking at figure 7.6?

    This picture is useless without a picture of the whole page and a reference to what book it’s from.

  37. Bluberry says:

    29 tweets.

  38. frhuvfi says:

    dammit!

  39. slaggingham says:

    I am colorblind too. It’s an epidemic!

    Can’t see a darn thing in that mess of dots.

  40. ethana2 says:

    If you see a number *higher* than 15, however, you’re probably a pedophile.

  41. Ras says:

    I really do see the number 15. I don’t see 29 though.

  42. cyrill says:

    my color vision isn’t normal I saw 29 :(

  43. Joe Mama says:

    Being partially colorblind, I hate those dot tests. I can’t see the number either.

  44. Aaron Ireland says:

    I’ll bet you’ll find Glenn Beck’s name in the footnotes! “If you see the number 15 then you’re safe from socialists”

  45. Name (required) says:

    Friggin’ colorblindess. I can’t see any number.

  46. Rthyiu says:

    It’s 15 guys, i’m sorry for you. I hope there is a cure for that.

  47. EhEu says:

    Have anyone else noticed it says “blue” dots??

  48. Alex says:

    I think I’m color blind guys.

  49. gonzo says:

    If you see 29 you’re blind!

  50. zvczxvzxv says:

    I don’t get it. But I AM colorblind so that’s probably why.

  51. HansRekab says:

    im colorblind

  52. AJ MOHO says:

    LOL this was in my science textbook. :D

  53. Deadrew says:

    I say it’s a win, given the context of a psychology book, under the assumption the author’s just trying to screw with the reader. After all, what is colorblind doing in a psych book? Its relation is peripheral at best.

  54. ahhhh says:

    im color blind!!!!!!!11 i see a 29 D:

  55. Sheeyah says:

    Wow… I see 29… My vision must be almost twice as good!

  56. Gina says:

    I… have that exact same psychology book.

  57. amanda says:

    The colour skew of the camera, compression artefacts, plus your own monitor makes these results highly unreliable. These tests are meant to be seen directly with your own eyes, not through several layers of electronic processing.

    I mean, obviously, the white balance is way off. When you’re testing colour vision that sort of thing matters.

    *takes off killjoy hat*.

  58. XJ says:

    I see 69. Right? Right? :D

  59. MrK says:

    well… so everyone is colorblind.

  60. rizzackintak says:

    Wait it says ‘discriminate’ not ‘distinguish’ DOUBLE FAIL

  61. Snake says:

    I don’t think those things are that good. I’m not colourblind, but I can barely see the number.

    • jimmy_ says:

      oo oo oo lemme at it

      id say you cant see it if you cant read the number

      it’s tanamount to heresy with out the here lol

  62. Matty2Fatty says:

    I can’t see 15 in that picture, that must mean I’m colour blind!! :’(

  63. tal says:

    15! no… wait, yes! oh, actually not sure. Am I colour blind?

  64. JimmyMcJimbo says:

    Who said that? Show yourself!

  65. Franno says:

    I count 752 dots. You’re all dumb!

  66. bod says:

    i see a orgy and the all high

  67. Zimmybuffett says:

    I am colorblind so I am wondering…..does anyone see 25…or 19?

  68. jellofan says:

    All I see is a tasty pizza

  69. systemfreak says:

    idk about this, but did anybody else notice is said discriminate the colors? i think that may have been the fail. . .

  70. Hey says:

    I see a 15, what is everyone talking about? Ain’t no 29 here.

  71. Ivan says:

    Maybe it was supposed to say “If you see the number 15 in the dot pattern, your color vision AND MIND are probably normal.” Hence, if you see a 29, it means you’re just crazy.

  72. Anna marie says:

    I’m not color deaf but I can see a 29
    not a 15 wadda ya think that means?
    AT

  73. Bob Roy Jankins says:

    IF YOU SEE 29 YOUR FINE

    IF YOU SEE 15 OR NOTHING AT ALL YOUR F#%@ED

  74. Steve says:

    Curse my black and white display!!! I knew I should have upgraded it.

  75. banana says:

    I’m not leaving here until I see the sailboat!

  76. Orohu says:

    I think I had the same textbook when I was in my Psych class…

  77. Duck says:

    Oooo, look at all the pretty little dots… *smiles* oh wait, theres a number? Shoot.

  78. poindexte|2 says:

    Oh, i see the 15, i guess im not color blind… :D

  79. 2+2=22 says:

    wait, I’m pretty sure I took this exact test and was diagnosed as partially color blind; having trouble distinguishing between reds and greens. I didn’t read any instructions, just did what the nurse told me to do on each page, but this looks exactly like that test booklet. Ugh… Should always read the instruction first.

  80. Pelle says:

    WHAT BOOK IS THIS! I know my professors would die laughing at this.

    • Jenna says:

      Psychology : Core Concepts by Philip Zimbardo 6th edition
      ISBN 9780205547883
      Forgot what chapter though, i hated that book, thought it was aload of BS.

  81. David says:

    Your not suppose to try to look for the number. Focus on the middle of the circle and use your peripheral vision to distinguish the number. The reason it’s fail is because in the text it says to look for the number 15. 29 would be the Correct answer for you non-colorbling folks.

    /Thread

  82. Raine says:

    Does anyone read the words it says ” if your seeing 15 your probablly normal.” so… it isnt the design or number its the words… =_= FAIL!

  83. Brenna says:

    I guess my color vision “probably,” isn’t normal, because I don’t see a damn 15. That is most definitely a 29.
    Also, why would this be in a psychology textbook? Isn’t seeing color more of a physical response, not psychological? I’m pretty sure if you’re color blind, that doesn’t mean you have psychological problems…

  84. bgcggb says:

    why is it fail? it says your vision is fine if it says 15, and it does. I don’t get it.

  85. Raine says:

    I mean.. acually i see it in the words.. is that the fail… ahhh i think that might be right.. the 15 is in the description or directions.. hahah

  86. scorchgeek says:

    Heh. For the color-blind people, check out https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/efeladnkafmoofnbagdbfaieabmejfcf, it lets you see the 29 in most cases

  87. 325 says:

    It’s 29.

  88. Notchuck says:

    I have normal vision


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