Sunday, September 5, 2010

Optical Illusions Extravaganza

~ A Feature post over at Dark Roasted Blend ~



Don't hurt your brain looking at these. Better yet, warp your brain into another dimension. Above: A classic example of topologically unique sculptures is the Moebius Strip. Emmanuel Lattes made probably the best presentation of this in recent memory: 3D Printed Double Moebius Strip. (More info here.)

It's easy to get dizzy just looking on these object, trying to process how they could possibly be constructed and where the mysterious "hidden joint, or break" is located. Today we are going to look at various illusion in shape, color, shadow and 3D perspective:





French magician Francis Tabary created many such strange objects, some placed in an outdoor garden environment - all of them head-scratching and eye-catching examples of 3D optical illusions:





How about an impossible door?





This little animation is fast becoming very popular - and no wonder: when you first look at the spinning girl, her rotation is probably clockwise. But if you start to concentrate on her shadow instead, suddenly her rotation switches to counter-clockwise! It may take some time, but the moment it happens, you are going to be genuinely surprised... (First seen here.)



Continue on to the full article - there's a TON more!

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