Double Meanings
Some of the most widespread and popular type of illusions, this selection of images can typically be seen in more than one way. Try taking a good look at each one and see if you can see more than one interpretation of what's there, some of them contain two, three or even more different images.
Category: Double MeaningsGlass half empty or half full ?
Added: May 13, 2011 |
0 commentsWhile not quite an optical illusion this image does help to represent the paradox of duality. One of these glasses is half empty and one of them is half full, but which is which ? Is there even an ans...
Category: Double MeaningsSideways car illusion
Added: April 7, 2011 |
10 commentsThis well circulated picture of a vintage car might seem like nothing unusual at a glance but look a bit closer and you'll notice that the direction its facing isn't quite as obvious as it first appea...
Category: Double MeaningsSalvador Dali Illusion
Added: October 31, 2009 |
16 commentsHere's a spooky illusion just in time for Halloween. What do you see in this picture, a profile of Salvafor Dali or a ghostly woman ?...
Category: Double MeaningsCultural Optical Illusion
Added: October 12, 2009 |
9 commentsThis sketch is interesting because what it shows can vary depending on the cultural background of the observer. To those in the west who are used to being indoors this picture can appear to show a fam...
Category: Double MeaningsFish or Girl
Added: October 4, 2009 |
30 commentsAnother double meaning illusion, does this picture show a plate with a fish on it or does it show a girl's face ?...
Category: Double MeaningsMan or a Mermaid
Added: September 30, 2009 |
10 commentsA classic double meaning illusion, is this a drawing of a man with a moustache or is it a mermaid at the bottom of the ocean ?...
Category: Double MeaningsPyramid Pillar Illusion
Added: September 26, 2009 |
18 commentsThis photograph taken in Bad Langensalza, Germany shows one of many pillars placed around a fountain. The illusion here is that the pillar can either appear to be hollow or to have a pyramid on the to...
Category: Double MeaningsCat Dance Illusion
Added: September 18, 2009 |
29 commentsSpecial thanks to artist Patrick Trotter for sending in to us this picture he's painted of a black cat. Which way is the cat facing ? It depends on how you look at it, like many other "double meaning"...
Category: Double MeaningsCher Heart of Stone Illusion
Added: August 29, 2009 |
10 commentsThis album cover from Cher's Heart of Stone album is a take on the well known skull illusions - her dress design and pose in the picture help to create the overall impression of a skull....
Category: Double MeaningsTowels Dog
Added: June 13, 2009 |
42 commentsHere's a picture of a pile of towels being used as a pillow by another pile of towels.. or is it a dog ? This cute little bundle of folds is actually a shar-pei puppy, he looks so much like the towel ...
Category: Double MeaningsLove of a Pierrot
Added: May 29, 2009 |
18 commentsA man and a woman sit at a table with a number of drinks and a bottle of champagne on ice at hand. But there's something more to this picture than meets the eye, see if you can see what alternative im...
Category: Double MeaningsAll is Vanity
Added: May 29, 2009 |
17 commentsIn this 19th century painting by Charles Allan Gilbert a woman sits at her dressing table. Nothing unusual about that you might ask ? Take a closer look at the picture as a whole, in particular the co...
Category: Double MeaningsEskimo Face Illusion
Added: May 29, 2009 |
25 commentsWhat is this a picture of, are we looking at a native American face looking off to the left or are we looking at the back of an eskimo in furs walking in the direction of the wind towards the right ?...
Category: Double MeaningsPolar Bear Seal Illusion
Added: May 29, 2009 |
22 commentsAnother well known double meaning illusion, this image shows an animal basking on the frozen wastes but what type of animal is it ? Is it a polar bear or is it a seal ? Or is it both ?...
Category: Double MeaningsSeven Faces
Added: May 29, 2009 |
41 commentsThis psychedelic picture contains a total of seven faces in amongst all the patterns and lines. Can you find them all ? A secondary illusion here is the way in which the central piece can appear to be...
Category: Double MeaningsDuck Rabbit Illusion
Added: May 28, 2009 |
21 commentsWhat is this a picture of ? At first glance it may appear that this is a picture of a duck looking towards the left, however if you look closely you'll see that the image is also a rabbit looking towa...
Category: Double MeaningsRubin Vase Illusion
Added: May 25, 2009 |
17 commentsPerhaps the best place to start in our trip through the world of illusions is one of the most well known of all and one that you are likely to have seen before many times. Known as "Rubin's Vase" this...
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