Nature's Largest Optical Illusion

I came across this image while checking out some posters and couldn't pass up including Nature's Illusion on this site.According to 4th grade science an iceberg shows just 1/10th of itself above water. This means that the sailor of days gone yore never...

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Optical Illusion Ring

Presented here is the Optical Illusion Ring. Rob over at What is it? pointed it out to me. He said this about this ring.Optical illusion ring, you can see in the photo that the links on top look thinner than the ones on the bottom, when you turn the...

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Optical Illusion Art and a Touch of Science

I was pointed to these two pictures from Giavasan.I can't speak the language but found many items on this site of interest.First here is a classic piece of art with illusions built in. The way you are moved from one landscape to another seamlessly is...

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An Individual is More than the Sum of His/Her Parts

This provides the viewer with so many illusions.The puzzle illusion, at first glance this might be a slide puzzle. Move the pieces around to create the whole.It also brings to (my) mind a book title by the comedian Alan King, "Help! I’m a Prisoner in...

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Double Dovetail Puzzle, Optical Illusion or Real Creation?

The below item is composed of two solid pieces of wood. There are no holes in this block. If you grab the top piece and lift the bottom comes with it. I first saw this as the Visual Illusion of the month on Amos Storkey's site.The top picture was pointed...

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When Math and Art Merge

The following are creations by Rinus Roelofs. His study of math merged with art has created some fascinating sculptures and images. Check out his site for an amazing array of each. From his site: "Rinus Roelofs was born in 1954. After studying Applied...

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Bumps or Holes? Astronomy Analysts Confused

The below two images are quite interesting. The image on the left gives us the impression of having 5 holes and 1 bump. The image on the right looks like it has 5 bumps and 1 hole. What makes this a fascinating optical illusion is the fact that these...

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Optical Illusions used by Plants and Animals

Optical illusions are survivor mechanisms for many plants and animals. We are all familiar with the chameleon. Presented here is the chameleon and other various examples of animals and plants using optical illusions to survive. With its distinctive shape,...

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Water Ways Illusion

Here is another excellent creation by Aiyoshi Kitaoka he is a master of the art. In the below optical Illusion the black and blue columns actually are all perfectly straight and intersect at 90 degree angles. "Waterways" Waterways appear to tilt alternately,...

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Optical Illusion No Longer

It wasn't too long ago that this picture would have been an optical illusion. This type of space walk (untethered) was unheard of when President Reagan was elected in 1980.This photo is the "Astronomy Picture of the Day" for March 22, 2005. To...

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Horses in Snow Optical Illusion

I had many people find this site looking for the answer to 7 horses. I have an illusion on this site by Jim Warren that is called 7 horses. It became clear to me over time that many were coming here for the answer to the below illusion and not the painting...

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