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A comment on A Dramatic Demonstration of the Power of Mental Frames by Simon Singh [video].

Re:A Dramatic Demonstration of the Power of Mental Frames by... by evaryont on Saturday March 13, 2010 @02:57PM (#1189494)
Isn't this the same reason why optical illusions work? The brain finds patterns and holds on to them.
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Re:A Dramatic Demonstration of the Power of Mental Frames by... by gojomo on Saturday March 13, 2010 @03:24PM (#1189551)
Yes, but I think the interesting part of this (and similar) demonstrations is that it shows illusions that cross more than one sense. It's not just tricking your eyes; it's using your eyes to trick your hearing.

See also 'the McGurk Effect':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPtc8BVdJk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsfidRq2tw

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGurk_effect

It would be neat to find reverse examples -- where sound changes visual perception. (Perhaps the typical dramatic false-punch is one; the added sound of contact makes an otherwise implausibly short or off-center strike seem much more realistic.)

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