Optical Illusions

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Old man or couple kissing? Can't see it? Well, Click here ===============================================================================

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Do you see a dog? Another similar one

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How many Horses? ===============================================================================


Lady or Saxaphone player? ===============================================================================


Do you see a triangle? ===============================================================================


A vase or two faces? Another example ===============================================================================


Duck or rabbit? ===============================================================================


Young woman or old hag? Another illustration ===============================================================================
Are these lines horozontal, vertical or do they slope? ANOTHER EXAMPLE =============================================================================== =============================================================================== =============================================================================== ===============================================================================
This one is amazing. Watch the X in the middle very closely. You will see the purple dots disappear.... but they haven't really gone. It is an after image effect - move your head slightly, and the dots will reappear... amazing or what? ===============================================================================
There are 9 people in this picture. Can you find them all? ===============================================================================
Can you count the black balls seemingly appearing and then vanishing? ===============================================================================
A single drawing has more than one 'image' contained within it, depending on how you look at it. This picture, My wife and my mother-in-law, is a particularly good example. One clue - the chin of the young woman becomes the nose of the old lady.

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A young lady and an old woman on rotaion.

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Can you spot a face here?

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The triangle appears to be bright in the second figure, although the intensity is the same.

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Another example of the same kind.

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How many prongs does this fork have? Impossible figures.

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The top configuration makes your visual system organize into a box whereas the bottom one does not readily do so.

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In this Hering's illusion, two straight lines run in parallel. However, the intersecting radial lines change the appearance of these parallel, straight lines.

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The stair case is absolutively deceptive. The shades do the trick.

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This design will generate apparent motion even though it isn't moving at all. The motion is anticlockwise. Keep your eyes moving when you look at the image. Use your peripheral vision to see the illusory motion.

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Impossible steps? They go up and down forever!

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=============================================================================== Mysterious mind reading card trick

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An impossible ladder or staircase. This cartoon poster uses the impossible staircase design to illustrate the futility of up-and-coming climbers in the corporate world. No matter which way you go, you will either climb forever, or descend forever without ever getting anywhere. The faster you go the farther behind you get!

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The following images are taken from the site www.eyetricks.com. My sincere thanks are due to them for their benovalence of permission.

Courtesy: http://www.eyetricks.com

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Is the blue side in front or back of the cube?

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Seems like spiral? Taking a closer look will reveal them as circles.

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Look carefully at the center circles on both the left and right. Which circle is bigger? Are you sure both are not equal?

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A lady, an old woman, and a man- all embedded in the same figure. ===============================================================================
What do you see? A face or the word "liar"? ===============================================================================
Look carefully at the two pink diagonal lines. Are they the same shade of pink or are they different shades? Look carefully, they are the same. Don't let your eyes deceive you! ===============================================================================
Another good example of "Face or vase"? ===============================================================================
Which way the stair are headed? Up or down? ===============================================================================
Which vertical line is longer? They are both the same length, actually. Measure them! ===============================================================================
Are the two purple lines parallel or bent? ===============================================================================
What do you see? Rectangels or diamonds or both? ===============================================================================
Do the black lines bend? Use a straightedge to see if they do bend. ===============================================================================
What do you see? At first glance, this image consists of black splotches, but look closer. It actually spells a word- "LIFT". ===============================================================================
Look at the red lines, do they appear to be wavy? They're actually straight, the circles make them appear wavy. =============================================================================== Read the following passage.


Did you catch the two "The"s? Most people miss this obvious redundancy. ================================================================================
Which black rectangle is bigger? Would you believe that they are both the same size? ===============================================================================
Can you find the lowest step in this image? How is this possible? It just keeps on going... ===============================================================================
Which man is the tallest in the picture? Look closer. All three are exactly the same size. ==============================================================================
What do you see above? Do you see the letter "E" or just black lines? =============================================================================== Are you looking at this cylinder from left to right or right to left? ===============================================================================
Depending on how you associate the image, it can be either the number "13" or the letter "B". ===============================================================================
Which object is bigger? They are both the same size. =============================================================================== Look at the image.


Now look at the same image upside down.


Two different scenrio's from the same picture. Amazing! Isn't it? ===============================================================================
An Hexogonal shape is automatically popping out! ===============================================================================
Are the lines above straight or crooked? The figure itself will help you. ===============================================================================
There can be two visualisations in this picture. ===============================================================================
Is this knot pairing of triangles physically possible? ===============================================================================
Which of the two red lines is longer? Infact, both are equal in length. Don't measure them. It will help you. Wait and see!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Watch this image as it rotates. At first you see what appears to be a young boy. After comes, a bald man. ===============================================================================
Look at the two dimensional image above. How is it possible for raised spots and craters to appear? ===============================================================================
Look at the word "Life" imbedded in the image below. Why do the letters appear to be wavy? ===============================================================================
Rabbit or duck? Depends upon which way you see from "Right or left"! ===============================================================================
Are the red lines perfectly straight. ===============================================================================
Do you see the yellow circles? There are actually no yellow circles, however many people perceive them. ===============================================================================
Another example of old or young woman? ===============================================================================
How many shelves you see? ===============================================================================
Donkey or seal? ===============================================================================
Despite their appearance, the top lines on each of these trapezoids is the exact same size! ===============================================================================
What is wrong with this pillars? ================================================================================
Is the small cube inside or outside the larger one? Both are correct according to each perception. ================================================================================
What this figure made of? Cannot find it? Look here for the ANSWER ================================================================================
Watch the lines that move around the sphere. Do they appear to periodically change direction? ===============================================================================
What do you see above? A ghost-like figure or atleast half-a-dozen ladies? ================================================================================
This image appears to bulge, although it only consists of squares. ===============================================================================
This image appears to be wavy. Tip: Move the scrollbar on the right up and down to maximize the effect. ================================================================================
Stare at the center of this image and move your head toward the screen. The circles appear to spin. ===============================================================================
The center of this image appears to move. ===============================================================================
Does the line on the left appear to be shorter than the one on the right? Courtesy:www.eyetricks.com ===============================================================================
The same pieces were used to construct each of the above shapes, yet the one on the right has a greater area. How can this be? Courtesy: www.eyetricks.com ===============================================================================
Which disc is turning faster?Courtesy:www.eyetricks.com =============================================================================== Even though the letters are jumbled in the following paragraph, most people have no trouble reading it! Why?

"Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe".
AN INTERESTING OBSERVATION INDEED !! ===============================================================================

The green inside the little square seems brighter however
both are equal. =============================================================================== Are the lines below straight or are they curved?

Optical Illusion ===============================================================================

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