Optical Illusions

[-Carlos-]

Check out this illusion. Note: There is no animation associated with this image- this is a static image:http://www.favreau.info/misc/images/not_animated.gif

Post your own cool optical illusion.

 

[-Carlos-]

Here is another: http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/donwave.gif

 

[-Carlos-]

This ambiguous picture can be seen as three different things. First: as a large cube with a corner missing. Second: as a hollow room with a small cube inside. Third: as a large cube with a small cube floating in front.

 

[Poppy1]

Don't know if this quite fits the category but it's pretty cool.

 

[Shade]

Those are terrific, AquaBlue, particularly the first two! I love optical illusions. Keep them coming!

I don't have any to share though...

 

[veggiedog]

Count the black dots.

 

[Libre]

 

[-Carlos-]

This one is way too cool: http://www.patmedia.net/marklevinson/cool/cool_illusion.html

 

[Poppy1]

These are all amazing. Have any of you seen the Magic Eye books and can you make them work?

 

[-Carlos-]

Regarding Stereograms: I try so hard to see the illusion but I just can't do it. Here is a page loaded with Stereograms (or Magic Eye illusions): http://iyi.yi.org/junoi/grafix/stereograms/

 

[Poppy1]

I can't see these ones either Aqua, but it's a long time since I've tried. I originally discovered that to see them, I partly crossed my eyes and kept them at that point, out of focus. Don't know if that will help

 

[Occlith]

An animated stereogram

 

[-Carlos-]

I can't tell what it is Occlith. Grrr.

 

[Occlith]

For a long while I was unable to view stereograms or I would view them incorrectly with crossed eyes; most are made to view using the Parallel-Viewing method.
I think I found directions for viewing in a Magic Eye book. I used the Reflection Method and was finally able to see the 3-d image.

Here's some sites that explain the different viewing techniques and have tips for viewing.

The Famous Frankfurter Experiment
http://www.vision3d.com/fftext.html

Viewing Stereograms
http://www.sandovalsignpost.com/feb05/html/viewing_stereograms.html

The Logical Approach to Seeing 3D Pictures
http://www.vision3d.com/3views.html

 

[Occlith]

Another illusion - http://img24.exs.cx/img24/948/trip1.jpg

AquaBlue, any luck viewing the stereograms? The animated one is a pendulum.