Entries Tagged 'Illusions' ↓

At first glance, Albert Einstein is apparent. Now move a few feet away (or if you’re as lazy as I am today, just squint) and you’ll see Marilyn Monroe appear, with her smile replacing Einstein’s mustache.

This hybrid image is one of many similar experiments conducted in order to better understand how the human brain processes visual information. The credit for this one goes to neuroscientist Aude Oliva.

I’ve got the brains, you’ve got the looks…let’s make lots of money…

Be sure to watch it twice.

From a NewScientist study, five great auditory illusions with explanations of their effects.

Sixteen perfect circles are hidden in this image of straight lines. They’ll become clear to you if you stare at the white X.

Lizzie Widdicombe of The New Yorker. Wrote an article about the bash. Dude, this woman is a genius. What makes me label her so? Read, count, and pay close attention.

Inspired by Escher. Are we looking up at it or down on it?

Source: Sandro Del-Prete

Source: Rob Gonsalves

An animated demonstration of some of the most famous optical illusions.

Dark Side of the Rainbow (also known as Dark Side of Oz) is a perceived effect created by listening to the 1973 Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon while watching the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz for moments where the film and the album appear to correspond with each other. The title of the music video-like experience comes from a combination of the album title The Dark Side of the Moon and the film’s song “Over the Rainbow.” =more=

A portrait of St. George doubles as a scene of him fighting a dragon. What’s cool is that the image is recursive; the smaller image of the horse-mounted George also depicts the dragon fight.

Source: Sandro Del-Prete

Source: Rob Gonsalves

An ad for British illusionist T. Elder Hearn. His likeness appears in the scene.