Question #300

Shown in the photograh below is a picture with the left side bright magenta and the right side pure bright green, with a black spot in the center of the slide.

Suppose that you stare at the black spot for about 20-30 seconds, then quickly replace this slide with one that has the same green field on the right side but the magenta field at the left is replaced by a white field.

Which of the following statements will be true?

• (a) Both sides will be the same color.
• (b) Both sides will be very close to white.
• (c) Both sides will be very close to black.
• (d) The left side will be black and the right side will be green.
• (e) The left side will be magenta and the right side will be black.
• (f) The left side will be bright green and the right side will be pale green.
• (g) The left side will be pale green and the right side will be bright green.
• (h) The left side will be green and the right side will be magenta.
• (i) Other, to be explained by the viewer.

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