Archive for the ‘Optical illusions’ Category

How many faces are hidden in this picture?

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Hidden Faces

Albert Einstein - Or is it?

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

This is a picture of Albert Einstein, right? Squint your eyes and/or move away from your monitor and do you see anything different?

Einstein / Monroe

Leaning Towers Illusion

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Both these photos are identical but the one on the right appears to lean more.

These ATVs are all the same size

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

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It’s a banister, isn’t it?

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

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Surely Not!

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Remember that picture? You know, the one that you thought looked like something else and then you realised it was just a lamp? Well, maybe you were right the first time!

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My Paper Mind

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

This is an amazing animation by Javan Ivey created by cutting out hundreds of paper stencils and then layering them on top of each other and… well, just watch and you’ll see.

Animated hypercube

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Here’s another great animation of a hypercube found at harvard.edu.

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What do you mean you “thought it was something else”?

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

It's a lamp, silly!

Rotating cogs

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Here’s another take on the rotating snake illusion, this time as cogs.

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