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wouldbecouldbe ◴[] No.36209513[source]
I have a replica of an old painting of the Buddha, Tibetan.

Once on truffles I shouted out there is a snow lion in the painting.

Very vividly the pattern of the composition turns into a snowlion in 3d on truffles.

Sober I can now see the patterns in there, but not the strong visual representation.

They defintely put it in there on purpose. Not sure what tools they use to alter their vision.

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stavros ◴[] No.36209543[source]
Can you post a photo?
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wouldbecouldbe ◴[] No.36209788[source]
This one: https://i.etsystatic.com/25915090/r/il/ed3d36/4628746212/il_....

Not sure the rest saw it, not everyone recognizes Tibetan symbols.

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stavros ◴[] No.36209804[source]
Interesting, thanks! I can't make out anything resembling a lion, but I imagine I need to be higher for that.
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wouldbecouldbe ◴[] No.36209856{3}[source]
Haha yeah it's harder for me to see now also. Two of the leaves of the lotus are darker those are his eyes, the white flower & female buddha are his tongue. The white skin of people are his hairs. When sober it feels farfetched, but it's all much clearer on a substance :)
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Archelaos ◴[] No.36210838{4}[source]
It is easier to spot when the details become blurred. So either zoom out of the image or look at your screen from afar. Because I am shortsighted, I am also able to see it easily when I remove my glasses and move back somewhat from the screen. I get the best result when I am just a bit outside the range were the image is sharp. Then I still have something like a 3-D effect from the potest. -- So no substance needed to see it.
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1. lukas099 ◴[] No.36212141{5}[source]
I see it better when my head is really close to the screen.