M.C. Escher Would Love This Photograph
You may need to click/enlarge the image to see the subtlety of the optical illusion. Then the question to ponder will be whether this is the result of image editing, or whether it was created by clever woodcrafting with veneer.
Photo from Erik Minnema’s photostream, via.
This Optical Illusion is Nuts!
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If you don’t find this optical illusion of two lug nuts by YouTube user brusspup amazing, you’re nuts!
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The Late Movies: Tricking Your Brain
Our brains are fascinating things. They allow us to reason and conceptualize, think and articulate. Yet for all their wonders, our brains are amazingly susceptible to being, well, tricked. Tonight for the Late Movies, here are a few examples of our minds being fooled.
Sure you may miss the little things, but how about this? 75% [...]
Custom Backyard Deck Will Make You Dizzy
Photo: Digited Image Company
Apple executive Jeff Dauber has a backyard deck that will not, despite initial impressions, suck you into a wormhole and then throw you back in time. He had architect Thom Flauders design the piece to create an optical illusion of curves where there are only flat surfaces:
“I wanted someone to barf when [...]
Town-Sized Optical Illusion
Photo: Today and Tomorrow
Swiss artist Felice Varini is known for his massive art installations that show different images depending on the viewer’s vantage point. Recently, he created an optical illusion that covered the entire Swiss town of Vercorin. In the picture above, it looks like rings have been drawn over an image, but what Varini [...]
