Optical illusions

[lizcam]

I found this on MSN today and thought you guys would like it. Be prepaired to click a few links to see it all.


http://www.switched.com/2008/09/17/top-25-optical-illusions-on-the-web-2/

 

[Gilvan Blight]

This is a great site for Optical Illusions. They even have an illusion of the day widget for your desktop and a facebook app for illusion of the day.

http://www.moillusions.com/

 

[evil tendencies]

Ugh, that spinning dancer made me nauseous. I saw her moving both ways at once, and my stomach didn\'t like that.

 

[BarstoolProphet]

I found the spinning dancer rather fascinating, myself. If I just looked at it, it rotated one way, and if I tried to think about it, it rotated the other way.

Both at once would be very disorienting, I suspect.

I liked the one with the line and the ruler, best, myself. I came very very close to the middle. My spatial awareness is pretty good.

 

[uberdark]

uh.....liz.......i dont get it....i saw 3 dots...and that was it.



sniffs

 

[lizcam]

Then just do the next one silly. There are 25 of them total. Need a map?

 

[Roger Bunting]

Did you click on the link, Ubie?

 

[Einion]

Some of those are good. I don\'t get the dancer one though - can\'t see it as anything other than clockwise.

I like Purveslab for optical illusions and the science behind them, although Michael Bach\'s site is good too.

Einion

 

[uberdark]

the one with the lady in silhouette kept moving in different directions while i was looking at it. it would change every 2 or 3 revolutions from clockwise to counterclockwise.

weird huh?

 

[evil tendencies]

Originally posted by uberdark
the one with the lady in silhouette kept moving in different directions while i was looking at it. it would change every 2 or 3 revolutions from clockwise to counterclockwise.

weird huh?

Not really. Creative people often switch back and forth between hemispheres on a frequent basis. I\'d guess that\'s why you\'re good at this hobby.

 

[El Matador]

i think it must change after a set period of time, after a while of staring all i could see was wazs her moving anticlockwise but when i went back she was moving clockwise for a couple of seconds then moved back.

edit: you can see her move in different directions whenever her right arm is out of sight.

 

[Godlikebuthumble]

I find the foot of the straight-down leg helpful when I try to make her change direction. When the toes point at the viewer (or away, as it were), you can \"reset\" the movement in a way. Hard to explain, I know, but it works for me.