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Same Color Illusion
Category: Shape and Color | Added: June 4, 2009 | 8 comments
In this picture the squares marked A and B are exactly the same color, despite the fact that A looks a lot darker than B. The fact that B falls within the shadow of the green object fools the eyes in to perceiving the shades of grey differently. It is in fact very difficult to see these two squares as the same color even when you are told that they are. ( More... )

Image Credit: Adrian Pingstone

Mystery Image
Category: Shape and Color | Added: June 4, 2009 | 41 comments
The question here is straight forward enough - what is this a picture of ? The answer is simpler than you might think. ( More... )

Image Credit: This image is believed to be in the public domain.

Skull of Yorick
Category: Afterimages | Added: June 4, 2009 | 9 comments
This antique afterimage illusion is based on the skull of Yorick that is exhumed as part of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The idea is that by staring at the cross at the center of the image for 30 seconds and then glancing at a light colored surface you can see the skull image or 'Ghost of Yorick' in front of your very eyes. ( More... )

Image Credit: This image is believed to be in the public domain.

Batman Afterimage
Category: Afterimages | Added: June 4, 2009 | 8 comments
An afterimage based on the Batman logo. Try staring at the image for 30 seconds and then switch to a light colored surface. ( More... )

Image Credit: This image is believed to be in the public domain.

Iskander
Category: 3D Illusions | Added: June 3, 2009 | 1 comment
This 3d floor illusion was created by Kurt Wenner at the National Museum of Singapore. It depicts Iskander, the last king of Singapore in the 14th century. ( More... )