The picture to the left is pretty familiar, but what is its significance? Why do we see images like it so often in popular culture? You may already know it has something to do with testing sanity, but is there anything more?
It only takes 90 seconds to find out.
The Rorschach Inkblot Test: One Picture Away from Insanity (Podcast #009)
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Sources / Further Reading:
Wikipedia: Rorschach inkblot test
TvTropes: Use of the inkblot test in popular culture
YouTube: Animaniacs and the Inkblot test (about a minute in)
YouTube: Crazy by Gnarls Barkley (lots of use of the same style as the inkblot test)
(photo from Wikipedia, no copyright)
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