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Illusions

Stout

05.07.2010

Outside Stout on Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood CA, 05.01.2010. That ain’t Photoshop; it’s either paint with a black light, or a projector. Photo by Aloha Marine.

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Beau Lotto: Optical illusions show how we see

03.17.2010

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Amazing Animated Optical Illusions

01.08.2010

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Shady Optical Illusion 2: Crazy Diamonds

11.29.2009

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Ames’ Window

06.09.2009

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Another trippy thing that happened the other night was running into this guy. Nope, he’s not real. He’s a statue. Horrible shot, but you get the idea. I’ll take another photo during the day for a better look. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video You need to a flashplayer [...]

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Marilyn Einstein

05.12.2008

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 [...]

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Teatime illusion

03.14.2008

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Awareness test

03.13.2008

Be sure to watch it twice.

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Five great auditory illusions

03.12.2008

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

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Sixteen perfect circles

02.26.2008

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

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Lizzie Widdicombe of The New Yorker

02.19.2008

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.

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Impossible Chess Set

01.20.2008

Inspired by Escher. Are we looking up at it or down on it? Source: Sandro Del-Prete

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‘White Blanket’ Illusion

12.18.2007

Source: Rob Gonsalves

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The Whitest Boy Alive – Golden Cage (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

11.08.2007

An animated demonstration of some of the most famous optical illusions. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Dark Side of the Rainbow

11.01.2007

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video 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 [...]

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