If the internet has taught us anything, it's that not everything is as it seems. The world is full of optical illusions, which people interpret differently. A hotel ad has been tearing the web apart recently, and now here's an even more provocative photo. When Hua Song was looking for ideas for new bedding on Facebook, she got a response from a company with a picture that Song initially thought was from a personal collection...
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Enter the fascinating world of illusions that trick your behavior and senses, astound you and teach you something in the process. The Museum of Illusions, or Museum der Illusionen, has also opened its doors in Vienna, where as many as 70 installations await you, which will delight both children and adults.
Optical illusions break the laws of nature, and at the same time they are also meant for entertainment. Who would have thought that they could help you discover new diseases. Yes, you read that right!
A video with a ball and a mirror is experiencing its five minutes of fame online, which you won't be able to explain. Whoever succeeds deserves a Nobel Prize!
"My wife and my mother-in-law" is one of the most famous optical illusions in the world. What you see depends on the perception of the face: you can see a young woman turning to the side, or you can see the profile of an older woman. An Australian study has now found out how the perception of this optical illusion is related to your age.
You know when a girl accuses a guy of looking at other women? Well, just watching doesn't hurt, does it? Well, it might cost him a slap or a bond, but it certainly doesn't hurt his vision. But there are things that can seriously harm you just by looking at them long enough. Okay, let's leave the sun and the flash for welding. These are the images behind the phenomenon called the McCollough effect, which can distort your vision. Distortion of vision can last for an hour or as long as three months! And as Tom Scott says, telling someone on the internet not to do that is like telling a five-year-old not to stuff beans up their nose. So, don't try the McCollough effect!
Ombro is not an ordinary coffee table set. Their story is based on a visual, optical game that is created by two perforated surfaces that together create an optical illusion.
In India, a red dot on the forehead brought good luck, in Japan a red dot or the circle symbol of the sun, the red dot is currently the number one optical scam on the web that confuses many people. An image is hidden in it. Do you recognize her?
Real or digital, that's the question now! At first it seems like it's photo manipulation, then we're sure it's installations. Check out the truth behind the artwork of American artist Andrew Faris. It is neither the first nor the second!
Just like the Museum of Illusions in Ljubljana, the premises of the Brussels art gallery ING Art Center and the ERES-Stiftung in Munich honestly play with human perception. This was done by Peter Kogler, a world-renowned Austrian artist who made you question your senses with his monochromatic graphics.
We are usually bombarded by photos with optical illusions, and the "freerunners" Jason Paul and Pasha Petkuns played with them in their interesting video, where they defy gravity and perform tricks that seem to defy all logic. The world turned upside down. Literally!
Founded in 1793, the Louvre National Museum in Paris became richer for the famous glass pyramid 30 years ago. On the occasion of the jubilee, he received a very special gift.