How Good Is Your Attention Span? (TEST)

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    This video is an attention span test and determines how long you can focus/concentrate on the green circle, similar to a selective attention test and like a brain exercise. It consists of various (but simple) experiments, including a banana(?), 2D dinosaur, etc. I decided not to include many memes in this one because I made a separate "MEME EDITION"! Some parts felt like an optical illusion because of the way our eyes work! Or something like that… The average human attention span is about 8.25 seconds. Maybe this video can help for "how to fix" your attention span!
    #attentionspan #experiment #test #attention #focus

КОМЕНТАРІ • 10 тис.

  • @gletchbus
    @gletchbus  2 роки тому +2058

    ✧ Subscribe for the dinosaur :D ✧
    Here is the "HARD MODE" version of this video (10 minutes long!) ua-cam.com/video/8Z7GOUV8pV4/v-deo.html
    I also wanted to shoutout another UA-camr named @VovenBRB who makes skit videos (also in the End Screen)!: www.youtube.com/@VovenBRB

    • @RocketShipSquid
      @RocketShipSquid Рік тому +122

      You should've put a jumpscare half way in.
      Missed opportunity

    • @ballsmann69420
      @ballsmann69420 Рік тому +51

      What dinosaur?

    • @VexThePlanet
      @VexThePlanet Рік тому +16

      im good

    • @Cannssi
      @Cannssi Рік тому +23

      @@RocketShipSquidi thought there was gonna be a jump scare

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +32

      @@RocketShipSquid Lol no I didn't want to do that

  • @CmoonActI
    @CmoonActI Рік тому +34996

    The circle is now burned into my eyes

  • @theshadowcaverns
    @theshadowcaverns Рік тому +20012

    my attention span in class: terrible
    my attention span for a green circle that brought some distractions: literally excellent

    • @BrooklynnCampbell-ch5ot
      @BrooklynnCampbell-ch5ot Рік тому +793

      Bro my eyes were twitching so bad with my ADD self 💀

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +741

      😂

    • @MaZaki721
      @MaZaki721 Рік тому +57

      ​@AveragePeanutBrainwait it's normal?

    • @MaZaki721
      @MaZaki721 Рік тому +20

      @AveragePeanutBrain so gaming is my passion and wanted to know if there are ANY gaming clubs in American High schools?

    • @MaZaki721
      @MaZaki721 Рік тому +5

      @AveragePeanutBrain ok sure but do you think I should follow my passion of gaming?or do I just leave it and focus on school my whole life

  • @DJDom797
    @DJDom797 6 місяців тому +4405

    You've won, but at what cost?
    *a circle burned into my eyes*

    • @ChetMill-rl8fg
      @ChetMill-rl8fg 6 місяців тому +117

      You looking at the circle now the circle is looking at you

    • @Average_9epper_Enjoyer
      @Average_9epper_Enjoyer 6 місяців тому +37

      @@ChetMill-rl8fg I can’t describe how that sentence made me feel.

    • @almostmybedtime
      @almostmybedtime 6 місяців тому +36

      fr all i’m seeing is a purple opaque circle rn

    • @ReindeerBuilder1
      @ReindeerBuilder1 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Average_9epper_Enjoyer bro i looked at the 'activate windows' at 32 secs left

    • @meriaton8701
      @meriaton8701 5 місяців тому +1

      @@ReindeerBuilder1 I needed to check if something like that was in video....

  • @bl00dspec75
    @bl00dspec75 Місяць тому +404

    I didnt look away but when the blue dinosaur started circling around the green dot I couldn't hold back my laughter.

    • @anotherhuman5800
      @anotherhuman5800 Місяць тому +29

      man i tapped out at that point. i dont know why but my eyes just moved on their own

    • @reekey2102
      @reekey2102 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@anotherhuman5800Exactly 😂

    • @_daydreamer_143
      @_daydreamer_143 Місяць тому +7

      Same 😭 I was trying to count the numbers to distract myself but then they appeared and I was like “Is that a dinosaur.. do not look.”

    • @levious4665
      @levious4665 29 днів тому +1

      my own eyes literally went away from te circle against my will to look at it bro

    • @Trading-qe1qg
      @Trading-qe1qg 23 дні тому +2

      @_daydreamer_143 I was like "Is that a dinosaur or South America?"

  • @jalajmadaan8539
    @jalajmadaan8539 Рік тому +14138

    I did not exactly focus on the circle, i focused on the numbers, i counted the numbers one by one inside my mind and promised it that it would all be worth it.

  • @knighthunter1007
    @knighthunter1007 11 місяців тому +12952

    Focus on green spot ❌
    Focus on numbers ✅
    Bro my eyes feels like burning.

    • @ashbotgamer
      @ashbotgamer 11 місяців тому +201

      LOL. That is What I did.

    • @auretor
      @auretor 11 місяців тому +58

      Exactly

    • @MissDucklingQueen
      @MissDucklingQueen 11 місяців тому +182

      same I just tried to count along with the numbers

    • @ChaCha409-c3n
      @ChaCha409-c3n 10 місяців тому +15

      Exactly

    • @jack-orfield-is-useless
      @jack-orfield-is-useless 10 місяців тому +60

      I literally clicked away from the video, clicked back, put it into loop, locked screen, put this into miniplayer while going to safari, paused at every message, scrolled through the comments, and wrote this comment within the first 120 💀

  • @raffertymetcalfe
    @raffertymetcalfe 11 місяців тому +6895

    this is not a test of attention span. it is a test of temptation avoidance and boredom procrastination

    • @Cherry.editz13
      @Cherry.editz13 11 місяців тому +61

      🤓

    • @taetae......
      @taetae...... 11 місяців тому +332

      Exactly. As a psychologist i can confirm this

    • @supposedlyhuman
      @supposedlyhuman 10 місяців тому +108

      Knew this. Haha, i wondered how i with adhd could do this.

    • @sgf7647
      @sgf7647 10 місяців тому +28

      Realest comment

    • @mr.nothappy301
      @mr.nothappy301 10 місяців тому +36

      Bro that is the fakest attention span tes i have seen

  • @chanda9481
    @chanda9481 2 місяці тому +369

    0:20 eyes hurt
    0:35 purple circle begins
    1:05 eye burns and cramps start
    1:26 mind games start
    1:55 mind games stop and purple intensifies
    2:05 last minute hope kicks in
    2:12 extremities begin
    2:55 deep purple burns
    3:10 victory,but at what cost?

    • @lobstotsbol
      @lobstotsbol 2 місяці тому +3

      deep purple?

    • @AngelaHere8686
      @AngelaHere8686 2 місяці тому +8

      @@lobstotsbol you see like a dark purple color where it was green circle, for example when circle changed its size you can see dark purple where green circle is supposed to be, and of course after the end of the video most of us see circle from the video "buried into our eyes" but its color is that deep purple or dark purple more precisely :)

    • @lobstotsbol
      @lobstotsbol 2 місяці тому +1

      @@AngelaHere8686 no i mean like smoke on the water

    • @balsarmy
      @balsarmy 2 місяці тому

      😂😂😂so relatable

    • @MRCAP-it4rw
      @MRCAP-it4rw 2 місяці тому

      broooooooo!!!!!

  • @aquarama3212
    @aquarama3212 Рік тому +3291

    The difference is, in real life, your attention span jumps around as it likes which is why sometimes it’d very short. If your mind doesn’t deem it important, it won’t care.
    Here, your brain wants to pay attention to the dot just to prove that it can. It’s much easier to stay focused.

    • @nilsber.
      @nilsber. Рік тому +186

      this is a very good point, factual

    • @gonnfishy2987
      @gonnfishy2987 Рік тому +2

      @@nilsber.seconded

    • @gonnfishy2987
      @gonnfishy2987 Рік тому +314

      This is why people, some with adhd conditions, find real benefit and have success with the “game-ify your life” approach- “how much can i do in 30 minutes only?” rather than “i must do this until it’s done” or, “I’m not good at this thing, but, I will reward myself for getting started and i’ll also make it interesting with decorations that make me happy” and such. (Might not be the best explanation of the concept but…)…
      People thrive on challenge, of the particular mix of brain chemicals and reward circuits.
      You probably know this anyway ☺️

    • @magnushjort3258
      @magnushjort3258 Рік тому +16

      not for me it wasn't
      for me this could count as torture.

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +170

      I agree but people might get "bored" from this video to the point where their mind wants to jump around

  • @Fafr
    @Fafr Рік тому +7557

    This was actually surprisingly easy, unless noticing things with peripheral vision and recognising them counts as a loss.

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +1494

      Nah as long as you didn't look away. You should try the harder 10 minute version!

    • @Dave0439
      @Dave0439 Рік тому +325

      @@gletchbus there is a longer version? great, because this one felt like it was 30 seconds long

    • @jahkc
      @jahkc Рік тому +25

      same thing for me haha

    • @Bustermann
      @Bustermann Рік тому +25

      Bro i love terraria

    • @Zyrant3
      @Zyrant3 Рік тому +25

      ​@@gletchbus Please can you do a 10 hour version? I'd love to do that one

  • @saikiran864
    @saikiran864 3 місяці тому +869

    Consciously we are focusing at the green circle but subconsciously we are looking at everything happening and imaging them in our mind

    • @the-art-addict
      @the-art-addict 2 місяці тому +53

      Yes it's called peripheral vision, when u focus on something but u can see what's going on even though you're focusing on that object

    • @sethhinson9937
      @sethhinson9937 2 місяці тому +2

      It's not subconscious lol

    • @shardulparanjape8600
      @shardulparanjape8600 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@@sethhinson9937 do you use your eyes normally deliberately? I don't think that's how eyes work.

    • @PRADYUMNDABRAL-on6xk
      @PRADYUMNDABRAL-on6xk Місяць тому

      Then what does that mean, we are not focused?

    • @the-art-addict
      @the-art-addict Місяць тому +1

      @@PRADYUMNDABRAL-on6xk it's kinda the opposite

  • @shadeeduliqaab
    @shadeeduliqaab 2 місяці тому +39

    This is pretty simple. You don't have to look away from the green circle in order to look at other things, you're constantly looking at other things as well even though your focus is just on a specific object, it's called peripheral/ambient awareness.

  • @dr.unventor
    @dr.unventor Рік тому +5215

    As someone who didn’t look away I’m proud to say that I have a purple dot permanently burned into my retinas

  • @JelleKoops
    @JelleKoops Рік тому +1875

    I was so afraid that there would be a jumpscare at the end of it

    • @Mevanouche
      @Mevanouche Рік тому +46

      SAME

    • @WigglePup
      @WigglePup 11 місяців тому +56

      I started bracing myself as it counted down.

    • @DrSaav-my5ym
      @DrSaav-my5ym 11 місяців тому +78

      yea and in the old days of youtube that would be a legitimate concern, you young ones have no idea, I still have PTSD from it

    • @godofhyperdeath2016
      @godofhyperdeath2016 11 місяців тому +13

      @@DrSaav-my5ym comment jumpscare

    • @Hueanaballofficial
      @Hueanaballofficial 11 місяців тому +3

      Same.

  • @Gamert80
    @Gamert80 Рік тому +761

    Fun fact: after staring at the green circle for 3 minutes, something called an impossible color is seen when the screen goes black. In in this case, since the circle was a green color, the impossible color took on a purple look. If you want to know more, there are several people on youtube that can explain it better than me.

    • @ReiKenshiShorts
      @ReiKenshiShorts Рік тому +3

      Wow

    • @Gamert80
      @Gamert80 Рік тому

      @@ReiKenshiShorts wow indeed

    • @Account_abandoned-q7m
      @Account_abandoned-q7m Рік тому +23

      I think it's because the opposite of green is purple on the color wheel

    • @Cow572
      @Cow572 Рік тому +5

      @@Account_abandoned-q7mMaybe but
      when I look in the sky
      the sky is white but when i look away my vision turns green

    • @somerandomtouhouenjoyer4879
      @somerandomtouhouenjoyer4879 Рік тому +9

      i thought it was called an imaginary color

  • @venussd00m
    @venussd00m Місяць тому +13

    i was approximately 45 seconds in before i realized this video would prove nothing about my attention span but i was already in too deep and convinced myself thats what my weak ass attention span wants me to think so i planned to watch until 60 seconds left to prove to myself that i AM in control. booyah .

  • @halogenzawgi9410
    @halogenzawgi9410 Рік тому +629

    Thank you for not jump scaring

  • @Dashmax
    @Dashmax Рік тому +765

    As a person who is currently trying to find a way to bore myself to sleep, I see this as an absolute win

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +57

      Hope it can help 😂

    • @Fleta_Maughner
      @Fleta_Maughner Рік тому +12

      Bro, it's 3am, i watched this hoping it would get me sleepy, but focusing just ended up making more conscious.

    • @thavinseeggm5773
      @thavinseeggm5773 Рік тому +5

      Ikr I’m awake it’s like 2 am I’m go now

    • @chinmayee7742
      @chinmayee7742 Рік тому +5

      guys this made me sleepy at 6 in the evening 💀

    • @Benn61
      @Benn61 5 місяців тому

      Watching chess tutorials also work

  • @The_Untitled_Knight
    @The_Untitled_Knight 3 місяці тому +811

    You know you passed when you see a purple dot the size of the green cuticle for the next 3 min

  • @Yesbutactuallyno788
    @Yesbutactuallyno788 Місяць тому +5

    POV: the monster under the bed whenever you're trying to sleep at 3AM:
    I expected a jumpscare somewhere near the end actually.

  • @kijetesantakulu
    @kijetesantakulu Рік тому +641

    Fun fact: The blue after-image from staring at the green dot is a color you're not normally able to perceive, as it's simultaneous blue and darker than black.

    • @GingerShellKittens
      @GingerShellKittens Рік тому +75

      Wait but its like magenta for me??

    • @YawnWoofDog
      @YawnWoofDog Рік тому

      Same for me, magenta/purple ish.@@GingerShellKittens

    • @sydosys
      @sydosys Рік тому +5

      whats it called? i think its my favorite color

    • @kijetesantakulu
      @kijetesantakulu Рік тому +27

      ​@@sydosys It's called a "chimerical color"

    • @SunshineSuperstar
      @SunshineSuperstar Рік тому

      ​@@GingerShellKittensYeah same!

  • @nrdSyam
    @nrdSyam 2 роки тому +2666

    Sheesh, the dinosaur one got me 💀

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  2 роки тому +250

      😂 It's kinda cute

    • @guamia
      @guamia Рік тому +50

      same

    • @AndrewL-cp8cz
      @AndrewL-cp8cz Рік тому +219

      I was holding up so well and then the dinosaur of doom got me

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +82

      Lol what a name for it

    • @nrdSyam
      @nrdSyam Рік тому +24

      Dinosaur of doom

  • @bread_0113
    @bread_0113 10 місяців тому +3178

    The terror I experienced when I looked away at the end and saw a purple circle in my vision was indescribable.

    • @darkfrostfrozen
      @darkfrostfrozen 10 місяців тому +181

      THANK GOD I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED IT, I GENUINELY THOUGHT THAT MY EYES ARE NOW RUINED LOL

    • @darkfrostfrozen
      @darkfrostfrozen 10 місяців тому +43

      For my it started at the elephants thing (i didn't look away, I noticed it in my (idk what the word is called))

    • @darkfrostfrozen
      @darkfrostfrozen 10 місяців тому +27

      Peripherals

    • @mr.sunsprunkiofficial
      @mr.sunsprunkiofficial 9 місяців тому +24

      i saw the purple circle too it only lasted a little and then it turned really faint

    • @Ligmajarpickles6
      @Ligmajarpickles6 8 місяців тому +12

      MY STUPID NOTIFICATIONS MESSED ME UP

  • @NotxbossThexbot
    @NotxbossThexbot 24 дні тому +2

    I only looked away and it was at the dinosaur, not even concsiously, my brain just decided "haha we're goin over here now"

  • @li.mi.nal.
    @li.mi.nal. Рік тому +357

    When you scroll past the video, but you have to prove to everyone that you have a good attention span (you’re the only one in the room)

  • @josephdabunny
    @josephdabunny Рік тому +358

    "dont look away"
    my brain for some reason: "WE CANT BLINK... MY EYES BURN"

  • @memezboi489
    @memezboi489 5 місяців тому +327

    I lost immediately cause I checked the comments as soon as I clicked the video to see if anything bad happened if I looked at a circle for 3 minutes.

    • @ha-eun2004
      @ha-eun2004 3 місяці тому

      OMgosh! same!!!!!!!!!hahah!

    • @cuddlecakes7153
      @cuddlecakes7153 3 місяці тому +4

      Yeah I thought a jumpsxare might happen

    • @YoungMrBlue
      @YoungMrBlue 3 місяці тому

      I saw yellow text after 3 seconds and impulsively glanced away

  • @Rush-vp3es
    @Rush-vp3es Місяць тому +4

    BRO I JUST GOT DISTRACTED BY A STAIN ON MY SCREEN 😭😭

  • @Unstable_Guy
    @Unstable_Guy Рік тому +300

    Video: Focus on the circle. Me: *Relies on my peripheral vision to see everything that happens in the background while focusing on the dot at the same time*

    • @antirogue825
      @antirogue825 Рік тому +9

      no replies? lemme fix that

    • @Alex_Mewtwo
      @Alex_Mewtwo Рік тому +25

      @@antirogue825 it was perfectly fine without replies

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +17

      That's part of it too! 😂

    • @Somethin001
      @Somethin001 5 місяців тому +2

      10/10 comment very relatable😂😂😂😂😂

    • @danielmercaderalcayne7329
      @danielmercaderalcayne7329 4 місяці тому +1

      Sheldon is a master on this skill... just saying

  • @HansHammertime
    @HansHammertime Рік тому +215

    This does not measure attention span, but rather your control over reflexive eye movents
    It is normal and good for your eyes to shift focus to something noticable. This is how you keep yourself safe from unexpected threats.
    If you wanted to measure attention span or distractibity, it should have ben just a black screen saying you couldn’t switch to another video, read comments, or anything else for the duration of the vid

    • @ceciliasanchez9500
      @ceciliasanchez9500 11 місяців тому +20

      In my own experience, my eyes were stuck with the circle and the numbers, I thought I lost it once the dinosaur appeared due to the many times I played Google offline game. In conclusion, my eyes were able to focus, but my mind was all over the place. Maybe that's why I enjoy reading. ;p

    • @Dah_S.S
      @Dah_S.S 11 місяців тому +5

      My eyes didn't look away but sometimes my attention turned into the things that appeared 😂

    • @Randomscats
      @Randomscats 10 місяців тому +7

      i got distracted by the blue dinosaurs I won’t even lie

    • @sgf7647
      @sgf7647 10 місяців тому +3

      Yes, and make the video 10 minutes long. That is the true test of a person's attention span. Laser focused on the video and nothing else.

    • @coolman-k6j
      @coolman-k6j 7 днів тому

      i think the CGP Gray video (that's kinda like this one but better) is more effective than a green circle

  • @SherlockSpiner
    @SherlockSpiner 6 місяців тому +121

    My reward for completing this is to rewatch and now look anywhere I want.

  • @notastella5031
    @notastella5031 Місяць тому +6

    Me: "Yeah I think my attention span is okay"
    Also my adhd ahh: *is too impatient to wait so keeps skipping 10 seconds at a time until the end*

  • @aarishatripathi5482
    @aarishatripathi5482 Рік тому +892

    Well, I won this test, I thought in the end I would be asked about the many distracting things which came into my way, and as they were in my peripheral I kept on memorising them slightly but did not move my pupil anywhere else apart from the dot. Now I am feeling hypnotized, lol!

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +85

      Lol there were so many distractions that we could be talking forever about them! Great work though :), I made a 10 minute version too if you wanna try that!

    • @orishavit2012
      @orishavit2012 Рік тому +32

      nuh uh. i aint sitting looking at a green dot for 10 minutes@@gletchbus

    • @madhumitamondal6774
      @madhumitamondal6774 Рік тому +17

      ​@@orishavit2012guess your attention span is only 3 minutes then

    • @Potato-TheKing
      @Potato-TheKing Рік тому +4

      I can focus on more things at once so i was watching the circle moventment couting the numbers and looking at background

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +10

      @@orishavit2012 It's actually blue! And a lot more distractions :P

  • @ng65gaming
    @ng65gaming 3 місяці тому +464

    During the three minutes, I legit got the inspiration for an entire video game concept complete with gimmicks and a title. Three minutes of a green dot can do wonders.

    • @sans_the_undertale_skeleton
      @sans_the_undertale_skeleton 3 місяці тому +16

      lol so you distraccted yourself with game developing

    • @lostplug
      @lostplug 3 місяці тому +18

      @@sans_the_undertale_skeletonit’s not distraction, it’s what happens when you meditate

    • @Mcfly.3
      @Mcfly.3 3 місяці тому +12

      ​@@lostplugwhen you meditate you only had to focus in one thing. In this case if a idea for a videogame comes to your mind you had to let it go and focus on the green dot if you want to meditate correctly

    • @omiyomy
      @omiyomy 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@Mcfly.3 Meditation isn't about blocking out all thoughts. It's perfectly fine for thoughts to wander

    • @wallflower9856
      @wallflower9856 2 місяці тому +2

      And the whole bus clapped

  • @mistik_0611
    @mistik_0611 Рік тому +1154

    As someone with ADHD, this was probably the longest 3 minutes of my life

    • @Bridgemino
      @Bridgemino Рік тому +17

      Same lol-

    • @kowal.r3935
      @kowal.r3935 Рік тому

      adhd doesn't exist

    • @MelonLord379
      @MelonLord379 Рік тому +25

      SAME! I was waiting for this comment!

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +75

      Nice that you passed!

    • @ShuurakuHomzu99
      @ShuurakuHomzu99 Рік тому +40

      Wait what
      I don't even have adhd but I lost at the yellow text 😨

  • @xyphace
    @xyphace Місяць тому

    I now have a circle in my vision and it is everywhere I directly look. It never wants me to unsee it.

  • @gemar867cool
    @gemar867cool Рік тому +199

    This was the most relaxing, peaceful, and longest 3 minutes of my entire life. I actually enjoyed this, lol.

  • @ksaweryolchowy4096
    @ksaweryolchowy4096 6 місяців тому +722

    Bro could've jumpscared us so badly, but he didn't

  • @marniereppert2035
    @marniereppert2035 Рік тому +174

    As someone who really is a structured, predictable mom and teacher, focusing on the green dot was easy for me...what would be hard, is being asked to look away during that 3 minutes.

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +20

      That's really interesting! You should try the 10 minute version as well

    • @Panzerfaust_1939
      @Panzerfaust_1939 Рік тому +5

      That would be a piece of cake for me

  • @sushrutpatil9120
    @sushrutpatil9120 Місяць тому +1

    What a genius maneuver to keep watchtime retention high

  • @gretchenm7669
    @gretchenm7669 2 роки тому +241

    I think the key to this is to simply ignore what comes in the background and not register it as important. Once I did that I made it to 3 minutes.

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  2 роки тому +21

      Yes definitely, you made it past all the "tricks"! :)

    • @Jhon_Human
      @Jhon_Human Рік тому +6

      My idea was just to think about the circle and make up importance about it

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +5

      That's an interesting strategy too!

  • @MichaelaDoran
    @MichaelaDoran 10 місяців тому +279

    Thank goodness, I was afraid for a jumpscare. I focused on the numbers the whole time, and managed to pass the test, but GOSH IS IT UNCOMFY! It felt weird to just ignore everything, and now I have a purple circle floating around my vision.

    • @Jaarin_1008
      @Jaarin_1008 6 місяців тому +1

      Same

    • @Misfit_95
      @Misfit_95 6 місяців тому +4

      I was watching this without even thinking about that! I was so vulnerable.

    • @TheTroystreet
      @TheTroystreet 6 місяців тому +2

      I was going to be so mad if there was a jump scare glad they didn’t do one

    • @fuyim
      @fuyim 6 місяців тому +1

      Same at first I looked at the comments to make sure glad to know it isn’t one lol-

    • @Dr.Zorafoxlvl3
      @Dr.Zorafoxlvl3 5 місяців тому

      I started to get that but as soon as I saw it I blinkednit away before it became a proboem

  • @Derek21701
    @Derek21701 Рік тому +42

    Dude the urge to look away was so strong that I started gaslighting myself that I looked away when I just saw it using peripheral vision.

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +3

      Were you able to pass?

    • @xionix4
      @xionix4 Рік тому

      I caught myself trying to cut off whatever that blue and yellow thing was in its predictable path and stopped myself half way from the center. xD

  • @mindyourbusiness2954
    @mindyourbusiness2954 Місяць тому

    At fifty three I felt my gaze look away and shifted on the digital dinosaur.You put up there, it was definitely involuntary

  • @catfree
    @catfree 10 місяців тому +520

    I couldn't watch this without music, ASMR, subway surfers and family guy in a separate window, browsing on my phone, and getting a foot rub

    • @Ahmadnabilahmad625
      @Ahmadnabilahmad625 7 місяців тому +30

      Yon need to see a doctor... NOW

    • @lebaguette5393
      @lebaguette5393 6 місяців тому +28

      i aint reading allat

    • @Frogghh
      @Frogghh 6 місяців тому +2

      fr i was fighting for my life that whole time

    • @RottingBread
      @RottingBread 6 місяців тому +16

      @@lebaguette5393 if you cant take the time to read a one line long sentence you need to seek mental help

    • @phlegmaticJ7
      @phlegmaticJ7 6 місяців тому +15

      ​@@RottingBreadno he needs to read a book

  • @unfunnyusername9719
    @unfunnyusername9719 Рік тому +174

    I got to like 16 but staring at the circle for so long caused a purple reflection on the dot to appear in my eyes and that took my focus away, damn it

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +31

      That's interesting that people see a purple dot

    • @unfunnyusername9719
      @unfunnyusername9719 Рік тому +78

      @@gletchbus It's actually science. Staring at a single color for a extended period of time causes the cones in our eyes responsible for detecting color to fatigue, which often causes the opposite of the color to appear in our eyes. Green's opposite is purple. So i was suffering because i was focusing on the dot TOO hard

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +16

      Ah ok that's even more interesting!

    • @Jimbo609
      @Jimbo609 Рік тому +8

      Made it all the way through and it was purple for me too lmao

    • @robloxcutter
      @robloxcutter Рік тому +2

      Haha I saw it too 😂😂😂😂 my eyes hurt from focusing lol

  • @ExactlySandwich
    @ExactlySandwich Рік тому +349

    The 'distractions' kind of made it easy. Could see the things in my peripherals and think on them as I watched the circle.
    I feel like it'd be immensely harder with nothing but the circle.

    • @chubbyslime3906
      @chubbyslime3906 Рік тому +9

      And your music helps me focus on my tasks :D

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +54

      A lot of other people also said this. I think the test would be more boring and kinda pointless lol without the background stuff, especially for a UA-cam video. At the same time, the dinosaur got so many people that maybe it was necessary 😅

    • @theperfecttroller
      @theperfecttroller Рік тому +11

      @@gletchbusi think you should make a long one where it's purely the circle for about 5 minutes and then there's just a quick random graphic that appears after a while and disappears after a while and the video continues as normal. that would be the true test

    • @mrcloudark787
      @mrcloudark787 Рік тому +1

      I mean, if you CARED about looking the other stuff with your peripherals, then you failed. You only has to focus on the circle. Not any distraction.

    • @mrcloudark787
      @mrcloudark787 Рік тому

      I mean, if you CARED about looking the other stuff with your peripherals, then you failed. You only has to focus on the circle. Not any distraction.

  • @SpeedBird4284
    @SpeedBird4284 Місяць тому +1

    Literally more enjoyable than any study video I've ever seen in my life.

  • @Average_sans_gamer
    @Average_sans_gamer 3 місяці тому +613

    3:12 ITS A BOMB

  • @Thesentientspawn
    @Thesentientspawn 3 місяці тому +428

    2:13 dang it ._.

    • @TheOneAndOnly-o3n
      @TheOneAndOnly-o3n 3 місяці тому +37

      Same, the funky Dino distracted me

    • @Random_Gaster_pfp
      @Random_Gaster_pfp 3 місяці тому +15

      Relatable
      (I got jumpscared)

    • @SSNAKEXEE
      @SSNAKEXEE 3 місяці тому +10

      THE LIL DINO BRO!!! IT GOT ME!!

    • @dough4208
      @dough4208 3 місяці тому +1

      Fr

    • @swampfire6600
      @swampfire6600 3 місяці тому +17

      I looked at the dinosaur for a millisecond by accident

  • @Ashagobrrrr
    @Ashagobrrrr Рік тому +97

    Oh my god.
    So i now have a reddish hue burned into my retinas
    Thats nice
    Anyways, as a person with INTENSE ADHD, OH MY JESUS CHRIST THIS IS BRAIN BREAKING
    Kudos to you! You hit all my weak spots! You legitimately broke my brain! While taking this test i was simultaneously keeping track of what my brain was doing in response to this whole thing. The whole time i was keeping myself focused on the numbers, and my brain was actually able to inspect everything else around it through my peripheral vision, and it was SO weird. I enjoyed it though! I honestly hate that my attention span only does its job when im focused on stupid shit, and not when I actually need it (THINGS LIKE SCHOOL)
    I did actually decide to rewatch it and see what i was avoiding, just for funzies!
    I genuinely had fun! I liked it, my eyes hated it, and i will be sending this to my friends!

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +5

      Thanks for the detailed comment! If you would like to try it I made a 10 minute version as well :)

    • @jeti_0674
      @jeti_0674 Рік тому +1

      as a person with adhd too, i aprove this message and can confirm that it was exactly the same for me

    • @liam8370
      @liam8370 11 місяців тому

      if getting lost in thoughts and after coming back realizing that you're still looking at the circle counts then I passed with flying colors

  • @dominikurbanek428
    @dominikurbanek428 5 днів тому

    A true testament to the level of boredom of my classes, i literally found a green circle more interesting

  • @monkeyboy3176
    @monkeyboy3176 11 місяців тому +209

    2:19 Those dang dinosaurs! i was doing so good, too, but something about that unidentifiable shape in my peripheral snatched my focus away for a split second!
    It was cool to see the color in the scenes in the background fade away to black and white when focusing on the dot, but magically return when I shifted my focus to look at the meerkats

  • @HorrorMaskMan
    @HorrorMaskMan 3 місяці тому +51

    2:16 Oooh Dinosaur
    Edit: I don’t even en remember watching this video until I got a notification, thanks for likes!

    • @heiss8
      @heiss8 2 місяці тому +1

      😢😢😢

    • @Heeseunggirl-xr1
      @Heeseunggirl-xr1 2 місяці тому +8

      2:14 same dianosaur distracted me

    • @OxBlade_zyr
      @OxBlade_zyr Місяць тому +1

      This dinosaur distracted me

    • @Dwrrull1303
      @Dwrrull1303 Місяць тому

      Got me too

    • @Cloud67TR
      @Cloud67TR Місяць тому

      ​@Heeseunggirl-x1r mee to

  • @vip5hawol-deehirota
    @vip5hawol-deehirota Рік тому +13

    you can tell i grew up on the early internet- immediately got paranoid about a jumpscare and ran to the comments

  • @akuzakm
    @akuzakm 2 місяці тому

    I now see purple circles constantly appearing wherever I look now. Thanks!

  • @Nw_Cubes
    @Nw_Cubes 6 місяців тому +51

    DANG IT!!! The dinosaur got me 😢

  • @FunkySenno
    @FunkySenno Рік тому +310

    Even though i have very short attention span normally, I actually passed this pretty easily! Well, I basically focused on everything around the circle but without looking away, though. Still paid attention to the counter and the circle though!😅

    • @remaininglol
      @remaininglol Рік тому +31

      that means you failed though cause your supposed to focus on the circle only and nothing else

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +23

      Nice, you should try the 10 minute version now :)

    • @Mayson2006
      @Mayson2006 Рік тому +5

      You thought you won😂

    • @StarShapedPie
      @StarShapedPie Рік тому +6

      ​@@gletchbusdude your like farming watch time

    • @blorbaltude
      @blorbaltude Рік тому +5

      @@remaininglolbro what how???? that is literally impossible my brain is wired to know every single thing happening around me at once

  • @dan2te2
    @dan2te2 Рік тому +15

    As someone using their peripheral vision, I see this as an absolute win.

  • @MysticQT
    @MysticQT 2 місяці тому

    Not me trying not to blink at the same time in the beginning. Did anyone else had a smile on their face lol. This is such a stress reliever

  • @liam8370
    @liam8370 11 місяців тому +18

    damn did u just make us watch your 180 sec video without us even realizing
    this has to be the best marketing strategy I've seen so far just put your ads in background in a creative way and bam!

    • @THEGurtiest
      @THEGurtiest 9 місяців тому

      Write that down! Write that down!

  • @ZeChickenKIng
    @ZeChickenKIng 3 місяці тому +8

    I almost looked away but the sheer undying determination that is being competitive kept me going.

  • @jodes2129
    @jodes2129 Рік тому +14

    I lost at 00:09 seconds with the
    “you shouldn’t be looking here”

    • @deeprollingriver52
      @deeprollingriver52 Місяць тому

      Was that really in there? I never noticed it. I was looking a green ball

  • @yuganshmusician7777
    @yuganshmusician7777 2 місяці тому +1

    Bro had an Perfect chance of Jump Scaring us :]

  • @MUTTZMAWZ
    @MUTTZMAWZ Рік тому +27

    this was fun! my eyes did start drifting as my vision doubled, but I caught myself and ultimately I made it the whole way.

    • @voz2531
      @voz2531 Рік тому +1

      it feels like i can memorize a whole book rn

  • @kasserole6269
    @kasserole6269 Рік тому +9

    Thanks for burning a big ass purple dot into my retinas

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +1

      Hopefully it went away shortly after!

    • @epicraytv1997
      @epicraytv1997 3 місяці тому

      ow my eyes ​@@gletchbus

  • @instantbeansoup
    @instantbeansoup Рік тому +30

    Came for the concentration test, stayed for the beautiful videos in between

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +1

      They're very beautiful aren't they lol

  • @kingechatronii7379
    @kingechatronii7379 Місяць тому

    The rotating dinosaur got me and the yellow text in the beginning! the rest was smooth sailing!

  • @CantDrawist
    @CantDrawist 10 місяців тому +5

    the fact my eyes were screaming to focus on everything but the dot

  • @myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070

    As someone with ADHD, I passed it easily. Now my eyes are burning.

    • @DR-7
      @DR-7 4 місяці тому

      Person with adhd trying not to tell everyone they have adhd challenge (You Failed)

  • @abrar2451
    @abrar2451 Рік тому +32

    Man that little dinosaur got me for half a millisecond 😂😂

  • @ExplainedTheory
    @ExplainedTheory 26 днів тому

    Thank you for engraving the image of a purple circle into my vision

  • @razvan_yon
    @razvan_yon Рік тому +19

    Man thought my attention span was in the garbage but it was quite the opposite! I proved i can focus for 180 seconds!

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +1

      That's great to hear! There is a 10 minute version if you'd like to try it as well :)

    • @razvan_yon
      @razvan_yon Рік тому

      @@gletchbus oh boy then sign me up!

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому

      Haha let me know how you did

    • @tilebreakers
      @tilebreakers Рік тому +5

      Its cause your brain actually makes an effort to make it through because you expect some sort of reward or a dopaminergic release

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +2

      @@tilebreakers It's always interesting to hear the scientific reasons haha :)

  • @Squcka
    @Squcka 4 місяці тому +13

    i only missed like 7 or 6 seconds (4 or 5 for that pixel t-rex , 1 for water and 1 for that animal in 2:47 )

  • @Incognian
    @Incognian Рік тому +56

    This feels like being hypnotized

  • @deerblood17
    @deerblood17 Місяць тому

    This is something we need instead of tik Tok attention span is getting diminished because all we can do is scroll we need to change we need to get rid of shorts

  • @wraith_2309
    @wraith_2309 Рік тому +25

    This was an amazing experience, not only did I not gaze away from the counting down green timer dot, but I could see everything unfold before my eyes through my peripheral vision, and it was simply beautiful. The random shapes at the start, the beach, the dinosaurs, nature, the expanding of colors... I smiled throughout the whole video.
    I might try the 10 minute vid one day, until then, keep making these, they're awesome!
    Oh and do a horror version, I'd definitely test my attention span with it.

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +1

      Thanks and that's cool! A horror version sounds interesting lol

    • @uglyhorseE
      @uglyhorseE Рік тому

      ​@@gletchbus That's what I'm afraid of.

    • @kamicazzie
      @kamicazzie Рік тому

      What do u mean counting down? I literally only see the numbers for a brief moment when i pause the video and the pause icon pops up for a moment. Is this a problem? People keep saying i focused on the numbers i literally do not see the numbers just the big green circle

    • @PhantomChaos76
      @PhantomChaos76 Рік тому +1

      ​@@kamicazzieUh, yeah, there are 180 of them. You should take a colorblind test.

  • @DearAnem0ia
    @DearAnem0ia Рік тому +80

    It's kinda eerie that, if you stare at the orb without looking away, it progressively starts to morph into a strange, fog shade of purple.
    Then you realize it's just being burned into your eyes.

  • @JarvisBlueberry
    @JarvisBlueberry Рік тому +5

    The fact that nothing in the video could distract me, rather it was the silly notification popup in the right bottom of the screen that got me!!!!

  • @Genghiz1182
    @Genghiz1182 2 місяці тому

    i dont understand how i managed to pay attention to this circle for 3 minutes but at school whenever i promise myself to pay attention to class after half a milli second i just lose all my attention and become in a completely different world

  • @WaylakeAnimations
    @WaylakeAnimations Рік тому +6

    fact : the value of the video does in fact affect the audience's attention span
    i actually watched sharpwind's 45 minutes long blender tutorial and i managed to pass all of those because i know that it is in fact worth watching

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому

      Definitely! If someone actively searched for this video, they're more likely to pass. I see that UA-cam is also recommending this video to others so that probably means they care less

  • @Brrr-
    @Brrr- 10 місяців тому +19

    Honestly, this test was insane. Never again.
    I’m putting it in my shows and movies now so I can watch it when I’m bored.

  • @CodeSearcher98
    @CodeSearcher98 Рік тому +15

    Good test! I saved it in a special playlist to watch it every week

    • @gletchbus
      @gletchbus  Рік тому +1

      Awesome thanks! :) There is also a harder 10 minute version if you'd like to try it!

    • @CodeSearcher98
      @CodeSearcher98 Рік тому +1

      @@gletchbus yeah why not

  • @celts3760
    @celts3760 2 місяці тому +1

    I finished it, but now I see a purple circle everywhere I look.

  • @Dazik-watch-foryou
    @Dazik-watch-foryou Рік тому +10

    I didnt look out once but those dinosaurs felt like a virtual tickle from the corner of my eye

  • @nimetulaps
    @nimetulaps 3 місяці тому +60

    0:19 diamonds distracted me

    • @patienceproduce772
      @patienceproduce772 3 місяці тому +4

      Same

    • @voltmaster1758
      @voltmaster1758 3 місяці тому +12

      Your coment distracted me :)

    • @OffTheHenny
      @OffTheHenny 2 місяці тому +4

      Your comment popped up and distracted me

    • @LvSway
      @LvSway Місяць тому

      Ur comment came up and I clicked on it dang it man 🧍‍♂️

    • @OSCVenzavi
      @OSCVenzavi Місяць тому

      YOU DISTRACTED ME ASSHOLE

  • @Mythereus
    @Mythereus Рік тому +9

    As a person who can see the all of the screen with his eyes I can confirm my attention span is really good.

  • @safwan5014
    @safwan5014 4 дні тому

    My attention span: clicked on this vid just for commenting this, and will go back to scroll.

  • @narcmyrrhlexd
    @narcmyrrhlexd 11 місяців тому +36

    The ultimate way to get people to watch until the end.

  • @grumpy5.3
    @grumpy5.3 11 місяців тому +71

    I clicked on the video with the confidence that I’d get through it no problem…
    *The first bit of text that appeared in the top left corner when the screen went white got me* 😭

    • @Theawesomeninja_XD
      @Theawesomeninja_XD 11 місяців тому +5

      Same I thought I was going to do good and then the diamonds appeared and I immediately looked away.. 😭

    • @joeyready3
      @joeyready3 10 місяців тому +2

      Lost before it

    • @Compyvr
      @Compyvr 10 місяців тому +2

      Same I looked at the instructions at the very start just before it turned white I gave up after

    • @notowner
      @notowner 8 місяців тому

      what text

    • @deeprollingriver52
      @deeprollingriver52 Місяць тому

      Awwww

  • @alyssasamons1837
    @alyssasamons1837 Рік тому +18

    Anybody else see the purple circle when the video was over?

  • @NX_K
    @NX_K Місяць тому

    Staring at the green circle is a mission with a need of dedication. As a dude with ADHD... I ironically stared at the circle, or rather the inside of the circle. After all, the goal is to not break your focus.

  • @Antarctic_Leader
    @Antarctic_Leader 5 місяців тому +36

    I looked away at 0:01 because my dad asked me something T-T

    • @milesdockendorff
      @milesdockendorff 5 місяців тому +5

      Since you are the Emperor of the SEAE (South Eastern Antarctic Empire) I would like to take this chance and beg you to maintain justice in this new Empire. As you know, until recently all of Antarctica was known as the DRA (Democratic Republic of Antarctica) but on January 17th 2002 everything changed. It was election year and the current Prime Minister of the DRA (you) refused to surrender control of the country and commanded the AAF (Antarctic Armed Forces) to enforce a new rule in which you were Emperor of your new Antarctic Empire. Of course only about half of the AAF complied while the other half attempted a coup. A civil war insued after this between the Antarctic people who believd in democracy and the Antarctic people who believed in a new powerful empire. In the end the continent was split into two main parts: The north eastern regions (about a third of the overall continent size) remained the DRA and is still a democratic nation, and the rest of the continent the south east and a lot of the center (about two thirds of the continent) became the SEAE run by the emperor himself (you). The islands surrounding the main continent were divided into their own separatist states run by old military commanders who were no longer a part of the SEAE or the DRA. The DRA has become a crumbling third world country since 2005 when the civil war ended. The SEAE has become highly successful, economically rich and one of the main global superpowers. Just recently (earlier this year) you commanded your Empire to invade the DRA and conquer the continent. All I ask is that you PLEASE do everything possible to minimize civilian casualties. I would also ask that you listen to the opinions of everyone in your Empire, even the DRA supporters so that everyone can be satisfied. Thank you for reading this Im sure you will be a great emperor.🇦🇶

    • @Antarctic_Leader
      @Antarctic_Leader 5 місяців тому +2

      @@milesdockendorff Ofc Ofc, since the civil war ended, Antarctica has been very peaceful, Infact, we wish to purchase the Falklands and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands from the UK, for Ocean resources

  • @zxorcds
    @zxorcds Рік тому +5

    in trying (and failing) to complete this test I got side tracked from my actual goal. this is great

  • @XquizetBlix
    @XquizetBlix Місяць тому +2

    The fucking dinosaur at 55 seconds left got me

  • @giappo1752
    @giappo1752 Рік тому +10

    I've never struggled so much in my life

  • @tricky3472
    @tricky3472 3 місяці тому +5

    Turning up the volume at the end to make some people look away to turn the volume down is a really dirty move

  • @ripjhonwick
    @ripjhonwick 5 місяців тому +54

    2:11 The dinosaur defeated me

  • @shamrock6427
    @shamrock6427 Місяць тому

    Never looked away, but I started cracking up when the dinosaurs appeared. 🤣