Comments on: Bent Aluminium Optical Illusion

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:50:05 +0000

So the problem is, if it is one solid piece that is neither thin nor elongated, then it should not be possible that the middle two strips meet and overlap. But they do. How? The answer is that through a clever amount of bending and possibly pounding the edge strips are moved in parallel to each other but making the “box” trapezoid until the middle strips that used to be parallel are now facing each other. The illusion is completed by re-cutting until the trapezoid is again at right angles.

By: :|

:| — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:47:58 +0000

It’s one piece, but if you look closely you can see the frame but in the middle, there are 4 pieces sticking out not just to, the to at the bottom are over lapping, but the two at the top were bent

By: Jennifer Bouchard

Jennifer Bouchard — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:19:33 +0000

Yeah , me either

By: ryen

ryen — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:30:50 +0000

it is simple look at the lower one.When you cearfully look you will see that there are two :one above other

By: Cyphis

Cyphis — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:17:56 +0000

Is there a solution to this? I can’t even figure out what the problem is.

By: nick

nick — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:12:12 +0000

its boobs

By: nelson

nelson — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:13:45 +0000

Its as Andrew has commented, aluminium is a cast metal that can be formed into any mold or shape you desire. Once cast the shape can then be bent into the above configuration.

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:17:57 +0000

Mirror on the left.

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:10:51 +0000

omg i hate this

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:53:38 +0000

Poured into a mold. Start with a wax shape, form it how you want, cover it with clay/plaster/sand, melt the wax out, pour in molten metal, let cool

By: Ivy

Ivy — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:02:11 +0000

I think it might be doable using a brick shape.

Imagine a slab of brick, use the 2 sides of the brick to cut the “E” shapes, and for the top/bottom frame (that is shorter than the middle) cut diagonally into the brick.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:46:21 +0000

this ones kinda stupid…

By: somebody

somebody — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:24:43 +0000

i think there is only 1 piece but the pieces in the middle over lap each other

By: sephiroth2308

sephiroth2308 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:28:24 +0000

There are actually two pieces of metal, one on top, one on the bottom, look at the lower one, there is something underneath it.

By: Cory

Cory — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:10:10 +0000

Bryce is right. look to the left of the left rivet. you can clearly see the edge and upper corner of the piece coming from the right