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 Impossible Shelves Illusion
Category: Impossible Objects | Added: September 8, 2009 |  14 comments
This classic illusion consists of a series of shelves attached to a wall, but exactly how many shelves are there ? Try counting them from the left and then from the right, are they the same ? ( More... )
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Image Credit: This image is believed to be in the public domain. |
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Square and Cross Room
Category: 3D Illusions | Added: August 29, 2009 | 4 comments
This remarkable perspective illusion was created by artist Felice Varini, the lines drawn on the wall produce the effect of a two-dimensional square and cross that appear to exist in three-dimensional space but only when viewed from one specific angle. ( More... )
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Image Credit: Felice Varini |
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Cher Heart of Stone Illusion
Category: Double Meanings | Added: August 29, 2009 | 6 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. ( More... )
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Image Credit: Geffen Records |
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Bjorn Borg Hollow Face
Category: 3D Illusions | Added: August 29, 2009 | 5 comments
This picture of Bjorn Borg created and used in experiments at Uppsala University in Sweden appears to be convex in that it is raised outwards from the frame towards you. In reality the image is actually concave, it is pushed inwards away from you. This type of illusion is known as the 'hollow-face illusion'. ( More... )
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Image Credit: Uppsala University |
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Fraser Spiral Illusion
Category: Shape and Color | Added: August 29, 2009 | 1 comment
Developed by psychologist James Fraser in 1908, the Fraser Illusion appears to be a spiral pattern converging in the distant center with a black, white and grey chequered background. In reality the spirals are not really spirals at all but a series of concentric circles, the background gives the illusion that the circles are spiralled. ( More... )
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Image Credit: This image is believed to be in the public domain. |
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