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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. |
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Salvador Dali Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 2 comments
Here'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 ?...
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Cultural Optical Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 2 comments
This 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...
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Fish or Girl
Added on 06-05-02009 | 8 comments
Another double meaning illusion, does this picture show a plate with a fish on it or does it show a girl's face ?...
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Man or a Mermaid
Added on 06-05-02009 | 4 comments
A 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 ?...
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Pyramid Pillar Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 5 comments
This 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...
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Cat Dance Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 7 comments
Special 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"...
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Cher Heart of Stone Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 2 comments
This 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....
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Towels Dog
Added on 06-05-02009 | 10 comments
Here'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 ...
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Love of a Pierrot
Added on 06-05-02009 | 8 comments
A 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...
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All is Vanity
Added on 06-05-02009 | 7 comments
In 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...
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Eskimo Face Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 16 comments
What 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 ?...
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Polar Bear Seal Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 7 comments
Another 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 ?...
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Seven Faces
Added on 06-05-02009 | 18 comments
This 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...
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Duck Rabbit Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 10 comments
What 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...
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Rubin Vase Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 6 comments
Perhaps 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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