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Elephant Legs
Category: Impossible Objects | Added: May 28, 2009 | 10 comments
This one is sure to get you thinking, how many legs does this elephant have ? Not as straight forward as it may first appear, this picture has been featured in books and on web sites for years. Have you counted them all yet ? ( More... )

Image Credit: Roger Shepard

Duck Rabbit Illusion
Category: Double Meanings | Added: May 28, 2009 | 12 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 towards the right. The beak of the duck and the ears of the rabbit are represented by the same part of the image. ( More... )

Image Credit: J. Jastrow (1899)

3d Floor Tiles
Category: 3D Illusions | Added: May 28, 2009 | 6 comments
This photograph of the floor tiles in Basilica of St. John Lateran demonstrates an optical illusion that produces a three-dimensional effect. The actual floor tiles are completely flat however the pattern gives the impression of raised boxes. ( More... )

Image Credit: Tino Warinowski

The Passion Today
Category: Illusion Art | Added: May 26, 2009 | 10 comments
This remarkable piece by artist Octavio Ocampo illustrates Jesus carrying the cross with Roman soldiers and other figures in the background. The most incredible aspect of this picture is that the combination of all the elements together creates the overall form of Christ's face. It brings a whole new meaning to the term 'Jesus Illusion'. ( More... )

Image Credit: Octavio Ocampo

Profiles
Category: Illusion Art | Added: May 26, 2009 | 28 comments
Artist Octavio Ocampo created this piece of artwork of scenery comprised entirely out of face profiles. Can you work out how many different faces there are in this picture overall ? Keep a close eye on the cliffs and the way the water, hills and foreground are seperated. ( More... )