Early Christmas day this jet reported striking a rather large bird. Upon landing it was discovered to be a large man dressed in red. The authorities are still puzzled how this man was struck by the jet at 10,000 feet. It has been speculated that he may have been part of a new fad of high altitude free fall jumpers.
READ MORE - Santa Claus Illusion?
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Christmas Angel Illusion
Angel Of The Sunset
Copyright 2005 HippieDude
Part of his Christmas Art set
Used w/permission
Copyright 2005 HippieDude
Part of his Christmas Art set
Used w/permission
Here is an optical illusion for the Christmas season.
Do you see the angel trumpeting the arrival of Christ?
Merry Christmas Everyone!
For those that can't see it here is an angel I found on Google that is similar to the optical illusion above. The angel is in the opening in the clouds above in the center of the top area.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Park Guell Architecture Illusion
This is an excellent photo. The architecture and the person blend to give the viewer a slightly brain bending feeling.
What is happening in this photo?
The below image is part of Park Guell in Barcelona. The Barcelona Tourist Guide says the following:
Parc Guell by Antoni Gaudi
Copyright 2005 Müjgan
Used w/permission
The above building is leaning like this by design and the person in the photo leaning back against the building just adds to the dizzying effect that this image creates.
READ MORE - Park Guell Architecture Illusion
What is happening in this photo?
The below image is part of Park Guell in Barcelona. The Barcelona Tourist Guide says the following:
Park Guell was commissioned by Eusebi Güell who wanted to create a stylish park for Barcelona aristocracy.
Guell park contains amazing stone structures, stunning tiling and fascinating buildings. (read more)
Parc Guell by Antoni Gaudi
Copyright 2005 Müjgan
Used w/permission
The above building is leaning like this by design and the person in the photo leaning back against the building just adds to the dizzying effect that this image creates.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Checker Shadow Optical Illusion Revisited
It occurred to me today that the Checker Shadow Optical Illusion that I presented here could have been better presented if it fit my blogs color scheme so I decided to modify the original. I gave it a black background and changed the light source.
The bottom line is still the same. Square A and Square B below are the exact same color. Hard to believe isn't it?
I look at this and find it hard to believe. But I used the extension in Firefox called colorzilla which provides you with an eyedropper tool. I checked both of squares and sure enough the RGB values of the grays in both square A and square B are 135-135-135.
If you don't believe it print the image and cut out both squares then hold them next to each other. I have done exactly that. I know they are the same color, but my eyes refuse to allow me to see it by just looking at the picture. Try and convince yourself that they are the same color. I know it is true but I don't see it as being true.
READ MORE - Checker Shadow Optical Illusion Revisited
The bottom line is still the same. Square A and Square B below are the exact same color. Hard to believe isn't it?
I look at this and find it hard to believe. But I used the extension in Firefox called colorzilla which provides you with an eyedropper tool. I checked both of squares and sure enough the RGB values of the grays in both square A and square B are 135-135-135.
©1995, Edward H. Adelson (modified by Walt)
If you don't believe it print the image and cut out both squares then hold them next to each other. I have done exactly that. I know they are the same color, but my eyes refuse to allow me to see it by just looking at the picture. Try and convince yourself that they are the same color. I know it is true but I don't see it as being true.
Friday, December 9, 2005
Starry Night Optical Illusion
Barbara, AKA Pandarine over on Flickr took the below illusion photo.
I love this photo. She did not add or remove anything from this image. This is a real photograph, although there is the possibility that she adjusted the color slightly for effect.
What do you think? How was this photo taken?
How did she capture this beautiful starry night sky?
Oh by the way there are no stars or snow in this photo.
For the truth behind this illusion click on the image.
READ MORE - Starry Night Optical Illusion
I love this photo. She did not add or remove anything from this image. This is a real photograph, although there is the possibility that she adjusted the color slightly for effect.
What do you think? How was this photo taken?
How did she capture this beautiful starry night sky?
Oh by the way there are no stars or snow in this photo.
Starry Night
Copyright 2004 Pandarine
Used w/permission
Copyright 2004 Pandarine
Used w/permission
For the truth behind this illusion click on the image.
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Sandman's Daughter Optical Illusion
This photo was taken by Jair Ribbeiro, a Brazilian, living in Florence, Italy since 1998. Jair posed the question in his Flickr area:
Jair had this to say about this photo.
Is it possible that this is a real woman covered in sand? Could this be a woman on the beach that has been photoshopped to provide the sand texture?
Bottom line is if she takes up the family business there will be a lot of men that will suddenly become insomniacs.
READ MORE - Sandman's Daughter Optical Illusion
"Sand sculpture or real woman covered by sand?"
Jair had this to say about this photo.
I was walkin' in the Farol da Barra Beach (Bahia Brazil) last August '04 when I saw this ~...~ in the sand.. It was really unbelievable..So what do you think?
Is it possible that this is a real woman covered in sand? Could this be a woman on the beach that has been photoshopped to provide the sand texture?
Bottom line is if she takes up the family business there will be a lot of men that will suddenly become insomniacs.
Sandman \Sand"man`\, n.Whatever the truth is this is one interesting illusion.
A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them. [1913 Webster]
Saturday, December 3, 2005
Fork Optical Illusions
No one is sure who originated this optical illusion. It seems to have surfaced in various publications in 1964, including the American Journal of Psychology in a paper published by D.H. Schuster. Besides being known as the MAD Poiuyt it is known by many names The Impossible Trident, The Devils Fork and Three Stick Clevis being three of them.
Fork Illusion
Copyright Syd Mannion
Used w/permission
Copyright Syd Mannion
Used w/permission
Being aware of the various renditions of the illusion at the top of this page Syd decided to create the above photo. He states,
I wanted to give this theoretical diagrammatic idea a "real" life existence. I entered it into a professional photographic exhibition where it won first prize.Well done Syd!
The below image is unlike the two above. It is an actual picture of a fork. Gaja posted the following comment with this image,
"Does anyone else have trouble seeing which way this fork goes?"
Copyright Gaja J Snover
Used w/permission
Used w/permission
So do see what Gaja saw?
I see three things with this fork.
Right off I see a fork and can tell exactly which way it bends.
The second thing I see is a weird bend down. This makes the fork appear to be abnormally bent to its right.
The third thing I notice is the same effect that Gaja noticed. As I scan the image there are times where the fork appears to bend in the opposite direction. Gaja wasn't attempting to create an illusion but did notice it later after reviewing his images.
Thank you Gaja and Syd for allowing me to present these two fork illusions here.
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