Famous Optical Illusions Collection of optical illusions - an easy way to trick the human eye. More Optical Illusions http://brainden.com/optical-illusions.htm http://teaser-gadgets.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/illusions-gadget/screenshot-illusions-english.png An old woman or a young miss - they are both there. Father and son. Father with mother and daughter - find 3 faces. Father with mother and daughter - find 3 faces. A landscape and the face of a bearded man. Profile of Salvador Dali and a strange woman. Old couple remembering youth. Rabbit looking to the right and duck to the left. Rabbit looking to the right and duck to the left. Swan and squirrel ambiguous image. Dancing elephant - count his legs. The tabletops are identical in shape and size. Love from the Dolphins - there is more than a couple. St. George the Dragon Slayer - dragon fight on face. Stare at the dot and move your head closer to it. Moving circles - motion is just an illusion. Both central circles are identical. Is the blue wall inside or outside the cube. Cube or just 3 sides. Parallel Diagonals Donkey and a seal, with its flippers as donkey ears. Find both polar bear and seal on the picture. Find the face of a soldier and a man that is bending over. Beautiful scenery. But there is something more to it. All numbers created by two numerals - 8 and 4. 1st Color Blindness Test - can you see a 12 on this plate? 2nd Color Blindness Test - there is a 26 on this plate. 3rd Color Blindness Test - trace a line from one X to the other. 4th Color Blindness Test - find 58 (upper left), 18 (upper right), E (lower left) and 17 (lower right). There is nothing moving on the picture. This is just a static picture. Motion is just an eye illusion. There is nothing moving - no waves. Boats on the picture are not moving. It is just an optical illusion. Who do you like more - women or saxophone players? Flowers and faces. No spiral - just circles. Are the horizontal lines parallel? Of course, they are. If you can read the following picture, then you can shout EUREKA. Eye examination chart. A-B-C horizonatally vs. 12-13-14 vertically. This impossible object is called Devils Fork or Schusters Conundrum. Impossible object. More impossible objects. Another impossible object. Try to arrange dice like this. Impossible building. Devilish women. Skull and lady in mirror. Find the hidden skull. Step back 3 meters and the faces swap their places. There are no grey dots at the intersections. Stare at the black + in the center and the moving dot will turn green. Stare at one yellow dot for a while and the other yellow dots disappear. The square is perfect. 3 perfect squares. All firefighters are the same height. Find both the frog and the horse on this visual illusion. Turn the picture upside down to see how men see women after 6 beers. Find the hidden tiger - the words in stripes. A mysterious face found on Mars. Stare at the four black dots in the center and then quickly close your eyes and look at something bright. A wonderful moving bicycle illusion. A hilarious moving curtain illusion. A nice visual illusion using perfect squares. Perfect squares illusion. Fish eating sailboats. 2 faces and a vase - classic illusion. Find 11 faces on the picture. Identify a face in this coffee beans pile. No squares, just lines. Perfect circle. Find word WEST. Find word LIAR. Find words OPTICAL ILLUSION. Find words VICTORY and DEFEAT. Only 3 colors are used - white, red and green (no shades). Old lady and young miss - a classic illusion. Take a few steps back and you will see Marylin Monroe instead of Albert Einstein in the picture. Is the corner convex or concave? Hide the upper half and the lower half of the image with your hand to see the change. Both green lines have the same length on this Ponzo Illusion. Both rectangles are parallel - the upper rectangle is perfectly balanced. Both horizontal lines are, of course, paralel on this Hering Illusion. Stare at this image for 30 seconds and then look at some white background - you should see the Italian flag afterimage. Never ending Penrose staircase. Stare at this image for 30 seconds and then look at some white background - you should see the US flag afterimage. ClassiC Cafe illusion with parallel horizontal lines. Neverending Penrose triangle. Try to read out load words in this Stroop test. Stare at this image for 30 seconds and then look at some white background - you should see Che Guevara afterimage. Both objects are the same on this Jastrow illusion. Would you gues that the correct continuation of the black line is the red line in this Poggendorff illusion. Both A and B squares have the same color - really. Really, check it out. Both diagonals have the same length in this Sander illusion. The grey rectangles are identical - the same shade of grey. The diagonal lines are parallel in this Zollner illusion. Can you see the waves moving? If not, try to scroll a few times to see the illusion. All the dice are perfect squares. There is no spiral - it is just nicely put squares that our eyes incorrectly intepret as spiral. Stare at the black dot in the center and in a few moments all the grey circles surrounding the dot will disappear. Does the dancer spin clockwise or the opposite direction. It can change if you can perceive both directions. Care for a ride? Of course, only in your imagaination since there is nothing moving. Are the lines made out of the blue squares parallel? You bet they are. Perpetuum mobile finally discovered. Machine that operates indefinitely. The only engine needed is your imagination. Pieces A/B/C all have the same color. Surface color of both A and B parts is the same. Focus on the black dot in the bottom right hand corner and the moving grey stripe will eventually turn blue. Both dogs have the same color. Both chess sets have the same color - just the background changed. High Society or Donkey Can you find all 7 faces? Flowers and Face Help this farmer find his wife. Hint: focus on his left leg and turn the picture upside down. Stare at the black dot in the middle for 15 seconds and then you will see a colored castle even though it is only black and white. Stare at the red do in the middle for a few seconds and you will see colors where only black and white is. Sidewalk Waterfalls Illusion Sidewalk Well Illusion Sidewalk Construction Site Illusion Which line (red or blue) is longer? Of course, none - both are equal. Believe it or not, there is more than 1 face. Actually there are 2 lovers kissing. Great impossible arch (by Roger Shepard). The waves seem to be afraid and always stop moving wherever you focus. Valentine pictures for all illusion lovers should include the following moving hearts (by Anh Pham). There is not only one, but many skulls (by Octavio Ocampo). Can you find all animals hidden in this face? Cat has got the mouse right in front of her nose. Or is it rather instead of her nose? The Terrace (by David MacDonald) Drawing Hands (by MC Escher) Encounter (by MC Escher) Waterfalls (by MC Escher) Waterfalls 2 (by Rob Gonsalves) Heaven on Earth Horses You almost want to jump in the water (by Jim Gasperini) Virtual walk in the nature (by Jim Gasperini) One of the greatest artists that draws 3D illusions with chalk on pavement is definitely Julian Beever. Enjoy the ride. Is the water real or not? Let your imagination go. Scary scene. Roll, roll, roll the boat, gently down the ... pavement. Taking the plunge. The world is in our hands. Be careful down the stairs. Explosion of crayons. Would you like to play with this grasshopper? Creepy creature looks so real. It all starts well on this bench. The toilet. Taylor Hall Building Painting Hillarious Ballons Wrong job - advertising campaign. Wrong job - advertising campaign. 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