Your optic nerve can be thought of as a data cord that is plugged in to each eye and connects them to your brain. The area where the nerve connects to the back of your eye creates a blind spot. There are no receptors in this area at all and if something is in that area, you won’t be able to see it. This experiment locates your blind spot.


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2 Responses to “Disappearing Frog Experiment”

  1. bac051201 says:

    I did this while watching the video and the dot disappeared around 8″ from the screen.

  2. Laura Walters says:

    This is really cool, I found it really quick