Favourite Optical Illusion

BreakthroughBreakthrough Texture Artist (ns_prometheus) Join Date: 2005-03-27 Member: 46620Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">What's your favourite one?</div> Well, as the title says, what's your favourite optical illusion?

Here's mine:
<img src='http://www.btinternet.com/~se16/hgb/2opt.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

I like that impossible triangle thing. I don't really care for the ring-picture on the left, but it's still fairly cool...
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  • the_x5the_x5 the Xzianthian Join Date: 2004-03-02 Member: 27041Members, Constellation
    I like M.C.Escher's work.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    This one drives me insane:

    <img src='http://www.escher.info/images/ILLUSION.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • TheSaviorTheSavior Join Date: 2003-10-14 Member: 21688Members
    Holy ... That one made my head implode.
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  • enf0rcerenf0rcer intrigued... Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14584Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-TheSavior+Jul 20 2005, 08:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TheSavior @ Jul 20 2005, 08:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Holy ... That one made my head implode. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    who's typing?
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  • TheSaviorTheSavior Join Date: 2003-10-14 Member: 21688Members
    Me. I'm a ghost now. I mastered the ability to manipulate objects faster than that silly goober in the movie.
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    I like the optical illusion where I'm not actually looking at this thread.

    (however, this is a pretty sweet version of Escher's "ascending/descending" which is built with no trickery at all: <a href='http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/134994/134994_1105574252_medium.jpg' target='_blank'>http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits...4252_medium.jpg</a> )
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  • BreakthroughBreakthrough Texture Artist (ns_prometheus) Join Date: 2005-03-27 Member: 46620Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Maus+Jul 20 2005, 08:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maus @ Jul 20 2005, 08:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> (however, this is a pretty sweet version of Escher's "ascending/descending" which is built with no trickery at all: <a href='http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/134994/134994_1105574252_medium.jpg' target='_blank'>http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits...4252_medium.jpg</a> ) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hehe, that's awesome... Optical illusions hurt my brain.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Breakthrough+Jul 20 2005, 09:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Breakthrough @ Jul 20 2005, 09:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Maus+Jul 20 2005, 08:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maus @ Jul 20 2005, 08:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> (however, this is a pretty sweet version of Escher's "ascending/descending" which is built with no trickery at all: <a href='http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/134994/134994_1105574252_medium.jpg' target='_blank'>http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits...4252_medium.jpg</a> ) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hehe, that's awesome... Optical illusions hurt my brain. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I agree...I don't like to think too much if at all possible. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
    edited July 2005
    Old favourite...

    Look at the dot and move your head backward/forward
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  • ShoeboxShoebox Join Date: 2004-11-15 Member: 32817Members
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-the x5+Jul 20 2005, 05:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (the x5 @ Jul 20 2005, 05:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I like M.C.Escher's work. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    damn straight. one of the best artists of all time in my opinion.
    <a href='http://www.imageshack.us' target='_blank'><img src='http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/6374/highandlow9qv.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /></a>
    not sure if this counts as an illusion but its cool.
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  • stallioNstallioN Join Date: 2005-06-21 Member: 54363Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Maus+Jul 20 2005, 08:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maus @ Jul 20 2005, 08:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> (however, this is a pretty sweet version of Escher's "ascending/descending" which is built with no trickery at all: <a href='http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/134994/134994_1105574252_medium.jpg' target='_blank'>http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits...4252_medium.jpg</a> ) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What's special about this one?
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    It moooooveeeeessss iiiiiinnnnn yooooouuuuurrrrr miiiiiinnnnndddd.........

    <img src='http://xs38.xs.to/pics/05294/Rotation.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-BaconTheory+Jul 20 2005, 08:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BaconTheory @ Jul 20 2005, 08:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This one drives me insane: <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Dear Yahweh that thing is crazy.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Does anyone have the one with the shadows and the black white tiles being the same color?

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    Found it!:
    <img src='http://users.adelphia.net/~djlink128/ShadowIllusion.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    It's true, using the eye dropper and a brush, I connected a line between the two...
    <img src='http://users.adelphia.net/~djlink128/ShadowIllusionTrue.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    I can't get enough of that one.
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  • KGB_GaralKGB_Garal Join Date: 2005-06-09 Member: 53476Members
    ^^^ Holy WTH. Can anyone explain how that one works?
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  • Quantum_MooseQuantum_Moose Join Date: 2005-03-05 Member: 43643Members
    Squint like crazy made with the cylinder one and you got it.
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  • BulletHeadBulletHead Join Date: 2004-07-22 Member: 30049Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-KGB Garal+Jul 21 2005, 12:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (KGB Garal @ Jul 21 2005, 12:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ^^^ Holy WTH. Can anyone explain how that one works? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's a combination of a few things

    Firstly, look at how your eyes work- only baout 30% (I think) of your eyes are colour receptors. The rest are "dark" and "light" receptors and other various things


    Next, remember- bright light will wash out colours. Dark lighting will darken them

    third- THINK man! It's obvious if yer not off yer nutt <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    edited July 2005
    Here's another good one:

    <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads/photo-15175.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    I <i>still</i> can't figure it out. It's like his eyes follow you or something.
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  • ZupiCoZupiCo Custom titles rule&#33; Join Date: 2003-03-22 Member: 14792Members
    <a href='http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/col_rapidAfterimage/' target='_blank'>http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/col_rapidAfterimage/</a> is mighty cool.

    Also, <img src='http://www.embege.com/misc/optiillu.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • PithlitPithlit Join Date: 2003-05-07 Member: 16120Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    <span style='color:white'>Hahaha. One more such joke, and I am coming for you.</span>

    Edit: what, it is an official optical illusion, it seems like a fluid motion of aproach by just two pictures, very similar to each other and one iverted.
    Its absolutly ontopic Nem!
    <a href='http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_reverse-phi/index.html' target='_blank'>That Illusion</a>
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Jul 21 2005, 06:08 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Jul 21 2005, 06:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Here's another good one:

    <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads/photo-15175.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    I <i>still</i> can't figure it out. It's like his eyes follow you or something. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    o.O
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin-ZupiCo+Jul 21 2005, 11:17 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ZupiCo @ Jul 21 2005, 11:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Also, <img src='http://www.embege.com/misc/optiillu.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Someday I will have a bathroom papered in that.
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  • CMEastCMEast Join Date: 2002-05-19 Member: 632Members
    Always wanted an MC Escher Tattoo.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Jul 21 2005, 12:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Jul 21 2005, 12:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Jul 21 2005, 06:08 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Jul 21 2005, 06:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Here's another good one:

    <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads/photo-15175.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    I <i>still</i> can't figure it out.  It's like his eyes follow you or something. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    o.O <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I love you too, Esuna.
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  • AlcapwnAlcapwn &quot;War is the science of destruction&quot; - John Abbot Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17590Members
    <a href='http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/col_rapidAfterimage/index.html' target='_blank'>My favorite</a>

    I thought that one was awsome. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin-WaterBoy+Jul 21 2005, 08:47 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (WaterBoy @ Jul 21 2005, 08:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/col_rapidAfterimage/index.html' target='_blank'>My favorite</a>

    I thought that one was awsome. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    holy crap, that is nuts. I kept re-doing it over and over, wow.
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Pithlit+Jul 21 2005, 12:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pithlit @ Jul 21 2005, 12:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><span style='color:white'>Hahaha. One more such joke, and I am coming for you.</span>

    Edit: what, it is an official optical illusion, it seems like a fluid motion of aproach by just two pictures, very similar to each other and one iverted.
    Its absolutly ontopic Nem!
    <a href='http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_reverse-phi/index.html' target='_blank'>That Illusion</a><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OH NOEZ ITS <u><b><i>FREEDOM LHOAF</i></u></b>
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Comprox+Jul 21 2005, 10:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Comprox @ Jul 21 2005, 10:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-WaterBoy+Jul 21 2005, 08:47 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (WaterBoy @ Jul 21 2005, 08:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/col_rapidAfterimage/index.html' target='_blank'>My favorite</a>

    I thought that one was awsome.  <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    holy crap, that is nuts. I kept re-doing it over and over, wow. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What the ****!? Awesome!
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Drfuzzy+Jul 22 2005, 12:48 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Drfuzzy @ Jul 22 2005, 12:48 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Pithlit+Jul 21 2005, 12:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pithlit @ Jul 21 2005, 12:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><span style='color:white'>Hahaha. One more such joke, and I am coming for you.</span>

    Edit: what, it is an official optical illusion, it seems like a fluid motion of aproach by just two pictures, very similar to each other and one iverted.
    Its absolutly ontopic Nem!
    <a href='http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_reverse-phi/index.html' target='_blank'>That Illusion</a><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OH NOEZ ITS <u><b><i>FREEDOM LHOAF</i></u></b> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    actually i think it was nemesis
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  • Parasit3Parasit3 Join Date: 2005-06-17 Member: 54034Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-WaterBoy+Jul 22 2005, 10:47 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (WaterBoy @ Jul 22 2005, 10:47 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/col_rapidAfterimage/index.html' target='_blank'>My favorite</a>

    I thought that one was awsome. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    that's totally awesome. i can see green circles in my head now...
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