Category Archives: Optical Illusions

Optical Illusion Of The Day: The Image That Vanishes Before Your Eyes

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Brent Lambert

Planetary Folklore just posted this fascinating optical illusion of the following image which appears to vanish right before your eyes. If you stare long enough at the center of this cloudy combination of soft pastel colors of pinks, oranges, yellows, … Continue reading →

Optical Illusion Rug Design Puts The “Crazy” In Crazy Carpet

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Brent Lambert

I thought this rug design by brothers Mauricio and Sebastián Lara was pretty damn smart. I’m sure after a while I would get tired of it, but it would be a great thing to pull out for an acid party … Continue reading →

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Optical Illusion Of The Day

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Brent Lambert

First publised in New Scientist (March 4, 2011) by Catherine de Lange..☛..In the video above, you can see three versions of a new illusion by Sung Ho-Kim (☝) at Rutgers University, New Jersey, that trick your brain into thinking circular patterns that shift … Continue reading →

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3D-Printed Penrose Triangle Sparks Debate About What Defines Invention

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Brent Lambert

First publised in PSFK (February 22, 2011) by Dory Carr-Harris..☛..For those of you who don’t know, the Penrose Triangle is one of those “impossible objects”: a two-dimensional figure that the eye automatically interprets as three-dimensional (like M.C. Escher’s stairs), in other words, an … Continue reading →