Optical Illusions

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Waterfall (M. C. Escher)

Waterfall is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher which was first printed in October, 1961. It shows an apparent paradox where water from the base of ... Learn more

Pros: M.C. Escher is an optical illusions king. His works are usually richly detailed and extremely mathematical at the same time.
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4 Perfectly Round Circles

4 Perfectly Round Circles [Optical Illusion]. Can you see them all at once? Learn more

Pros: Neat! One of the most interesting. Cons: How many triangles can you count? lol that ad, tempting ...
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The Crevasse

a good piece of art made in the 1900's Learn more

Pros: Very creative! The pictures are fun to look at and the video is neat! I enjoyed ... Cons: I would've liked to have seen some parts of the ...
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Penrose triangle

The Penrose triangle, also known as the Penrose tribar, is an impossible object. It was first created by the Swedish artist Oscar Reutersvärd in 1934. The mathematician Roger Penrose independently ... Learn more

Pros: I love this triangle!!
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Lamp Optical Illusion

What do you see? Do you have a dirty mind? Learn more

Pros: Well, I guess I do have a dirty mind! It took me 10 seconds to see ... Cons: Gets old fast.
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Hermann Grid illusion

A grid illusion is any kind of grid that deceives a person's vision. The two most common types of grid illusions are Hermann grid illusion and the Scintillating grid ... Learn more

Pros: The black dots are cool!!
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Pulsing vortex

If you stare at this one long enough you’ll notice a fast and pulsing multicolored vortex. Photo from Flickr Learn more

Pros: that is soo cool!!
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Wormhole

The black and white circular lines make this illusion seem as if there are various depths in the image, creating different entryways and tunnels.

Photo courtesy of Paco Calvino Learn more

Pros: This is cool, you can look at it two different ways. Cons: Not very interesting.
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Hering Illusion

The Hering illusion is an optical illusion discovered by the German physiologist Ewald Hering in 1861. The two vertical lines are both straight, but they look as if they were ... Learn more

Pros: i had to use a ruler to check if the lines were straight! so cool.
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Wundt Illusion

The Wundt illusion is an optical illusion that was first described by the German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt in the 19th century. The two red vertical lines are both straight, but ... Learn more