The Weirdness of Boxes | Brain Games

we’ve placed weights inside of each of

we’ve placed weights inside of each of these boxes we asked our volunteers

these boxes we asked our volunteers

these boxes we asked our volunteers without peeking to tell us which is

without peeking to tell us which is

without peeking to tell us which is heavier that wouldn’t seem to have here

heavier that wouldn’t seem to have here

heavier that wouldn’t seem to have here definitely yeah definitely uh this is

definitely yeah definitely uh this is

definitely yeah definitely uh this is lighter yeah this one feels a little bit

lighter yeah this one feels a little bit

lighter yeah this one feels a little bit heavier which I thought it would be

heavier which I thought it would be

heavier which I thought it would be lighter but it’s not thanks

lighter but it’s not thanks

lighter but it’s not thanks hmm I don’t works huh okay so when you

hmm I don’t works huh okay so when you

hmm I don’t works huh okay so when you had just looked at the boxes when you

had just looked at the boxes when you

had just looked at the boxes when you just looked at the size which one did

just looked at the size which one did

just looked at the size which one did you think would be heavier um I guess

you think would be heavier um I guess

you think would be heavier um I guess this one because it was just so big so

this one because it was just so big so

this one because it was just so big so it’s bigger yeah initially you’re gonna

it’s bigger yeah initially you’re gonna

it’s bigger yeah initially you’re gonna think bigger means heavier yeah I was

think bigger means heavier yeah I was

think bigger means heavier yeah I was thinking the same thing too turns out

thinking the same thing too turns out

thinking the same thing too turns out this game requires more than just your

this game requires more than just your

this game requires more than just your sense of sight and touch your brain also

sense of sight and touch your brain also

sense of sight and touch your brain also relies on motor learning a kind of

relies on motor learning a kind of

relies on motor learning a kind of muscle memory super sense to gauge the

muscle memory super sense to gauge the

muscle memory super sense to gauge the weight of the boxes so which box is

weight of the boxes so which box is

weight of the boxes so which box is really heavier bring that one over here

really heavier bring that one over here

really heavier bring that one over here and then read the reading from the scale

and then read the reading from the scale

and then read the reading from the scale in pounds fourteen pounds fourteen

in pounds fourteen pounds fourteen

in pounds fourteen pounds fourteen pounds yeah all right so now we know the

pounds yeah all right so now we know the

pounds yeah all right so now we know the lighter box is yielding pounds let’s

lighter box is yielding pounds let’s

lighter box is yielding pounds let’s bring in the heavier ball heavier box

bring in the heavier ball heavier box

bring in the heavier ball heavier box right fourteen pounds wait wait what

right fourteen pounds wait wait what

right fourteen pounds wait wait what does it say fourteen pounds or fourteen

does it say fourteen pounds or fourteen

does it say fourteen pounds or fourteen pounds it’s the same exact thing but we

pounds it’s the same exact thing but we

pounds it’s the same exact thing but we wait really yeah how does that even work

wait really yeah how does that even work

wait really yeah how does that even work though like why well when you first pick

though like why well when you first pick

though like why well when you first pick up the box you have this expectation

up the box you have this expectation

up the box you have this expectation that the larger one will be heavier and

that the larger one will be heavier and

that the larger one will be heavier and so you apply more force than you need

so you apply more force than you need

so you apply more force than you need and that makes it wind up feeling

and that makes it wind up feeling

and that makes it wind up feeling lighter in a way but you lifted it

lighter in a way but you lifted it

lighter in a way but you lifted it multiple times and you moved it around

multiple times and you moved it around

multiple times and you moved it around and you really developed an internal

and you really developed an internal

and you really developed an internal model of what the weight was in other

model of what the weight was in other

model of what the weight was in other words your motor sensing system figured

words your motor sensing system figured

words your motor sensing system figured it out it knows that it requires the

it out it knows that it requires the

it out it knows that it requires the same force to lift each box but the

same force to lift each box but the

same force to lift each box but the cognitive perceptual part of your brain

cognitive perceptual part of your brain

cognitive perceptual part of your brain refuses to accept that conclusion so

refuses to accept that conclusion so

refuses to accept that conclusion so it’s

it’s

it’s thinks that the smaller box is heavier

thinks that the smaller box is heavier

thinks that the smaller box is heavier what does that tell you about your brain

what does that tell you about your brain

what does that tell you about your brain it has lives me I do not trust anything

it has lives me I do not trust anything

it has lives me I do not trust anything anymore ever we live in the matrix oh

anymore ever we live in the matrix oh

anymore ever we live in the matrix oh god no