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    ColonelZ posted an update 4 years, 7 months ago

    The Face of Antarctica: Claims of Massive Face Buried Beneath the Ice :It shows a man zooming in and out of a satellite snap on Google Earth. The snow in view appears to have the shape of eyes, a nose and a mouth.

    https://archaeology-world.com/the-face-of-antarctica-claims-of-massive-face-buried-beneath-the-ice/

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      justawhoaman replied 4 years, 7 months ago

      My favorite, from the article:
      “The find is most likely the result of pareidolia, a bizarre effect that causes the brain to see shapes, structures and patterns where they do not exist.”

      Pareidolia. Word of the day and one which I can think of MANY applications…

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          Laura replied 4 years, 7 months ago

          hi justa, I have a draft vidchat question on pareidolia, but the comment/question is only thoughts with not a lot of coherence. I am trying to discuss the source of creativity, randomness, and analysis; and, the experience of ‘it came to me out of the blue’ or ‘it just dawned on me’. connecting the dots, etc. not seeing everything in a pre-defined way means seeing a new pattern, hence pareidolia as a tool.

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          Scarmoge replied 4 years, 7 months ago

          … am I the only one who notices a similarity between this image and Bidenchenko. 🙂