Tag Archives: illusion

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Amazing Hand Painting Illusions

Annie Ralli puts hands, the unsung heroes in our lives front and center, though, with some unique painting illusions that’ll have you looking twice and maybe scratching your head with. The hand paintings below are all painted by a talented London-based body painter Annie Ralli. Photographed by Ray Massey. “Bodypainting is a skill I perfected

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This is how it Feels Sliding down a 14 Floor Building

Wait till the image loads, and then scroll down quickly. Beach Park, a water park in Brazil, has the highest water slide in the world—an insane 14-story-tall structure called, appropriately enough, Insano. The fearless riders on Insano reach speeds of 65 miles an hour before slamming into a pool at the bottom. [Cheers adweek]

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Rotating Snakes Optical Illusion

What a perfect example of a peripheral drift illusion… these circular snakes appear to rotate ‘spontaneously’. Now I am freaking out and my eyes are starting to bleed. [Cheers ritsumei]

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Shake your Head Optical Illusion

Just keep staring intensely at the black bars…now bang your head against the wall, I mean shake your head. You should see an image. For those of you who don’t see it…it’s just a simple ‘please donate’ sign. [Cheers gizmodo]

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Nauseating Optical Illusion

It appears I don’t really need another beer… Works even better when your hungover. [Cheers boingboing]

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Sorcery of the Day

Focus on the red dot and the blue circle will disappear… And before you call shenanigans, this isn’t a GIF, It’s just good clean mindchaos. [Cheers reddit.com]

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The Mind Freak “Bias of Thoughts” Bookshelf

Here is a question to wrap your brain around – are thoughts biased? According to ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, the designers of the “Bias of Thoughts” Bookshelf they are. How many shelves are there? Look to the left: four shelves. Look to the right: three shelves. The design is based on the illusion known as the Impossible