This figure, created by Peter Ulric Tse, may be interpreted as a series of ‘pyramids’ on the ground plane (pointing upwards )or as the ‘teeth’ of a saw that face the viewer and lie flush with the ground plane. Can you see both interpretations? Which one did you see first?
A number of ambigrams from Michigan State University professor Punya Mishra have been featured on An Optical Illusion in the past. I just discovered a short video that he created at the end of last year wishing everyone an outstanding 2013. In the video, he uses a bit of anamorphic trickery to fool the viewers […]
An impossible bottle is one that has an object (or objects) inside of it that is physically larger than the neck of the bottle. The bottles are undamaged with everything inside of the bottle being inserted through the neck. When viewing an impossible bottle, the only real question that you will find yourself asking is, […]
Maine recently announced that they were going to start selling instant scratch-off lottery tickets called “Kwikies”. After sending a note to 1,300 retailers announcing this, complaints started flooding in about the name being inappropriate. It now seems that the tickets will be called something else. Interestingly enough, Maine used a topsy-turvy optical illusion to help […]
Have you ever wondered what you could do with 2,646 post-it notes and a free weekend? You could consider making a giant portrait of Elvis on a wall in your office like Charles Mangin did. Mangin recalls that: My boss decided that we needed to do something fun and creative in one of our conference […]
Gene Levine’s stereogram designs have been published in books and magazines throughout the world. Stare at the colorful pattern below and a hidden image will emerge. For those of you who might be interested, please note that Gene also designs custom stereograms for individuals and companies via eyeTricks 3D Stereograms. If you are having trouble […]
How many legs can you count on the three rabbits below? Does it seem like they aren’t lining up quite right? Malaysian tee shirt designer Flying Mouse (aka Chow Hon Lam) no doubt drew inspiration from Roger Shepard’s impossible elephant (or L’egs-istential Quandary) when creating this design. To view more tee shirt designs or buy […]
