http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html Biggest Optical Illusions blog. Dedicated to visual phenomena and real life illusions. Daily updated. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:51:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1916 Jacob Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:53:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1916 We don't subconsciously count the lines, it has nothing to do with the soldiers being lined up in increasing height. It has to do with perspective and the way we perceive distance. The background is drawn like a traditional perspective landscape, in which the foreground recedes into the background. We perceive the furthermost right soldier as largest because he is standing in what our brains tell us is the distance, even though the image is 2-dimensional. We deduce (subconsciously) that the soldiers are of different sizes. If you removed the background, they would all appear the same size. We don’t subconsciously count the lines, it has nothing to do with the soldiers being lined up in increasing height. It has to do with perspective and the way we perceive distance. The background is drawn like a traditional perspective landscape, in which the foreground recedes into the background. We perceive the furthermost right soldier as largest because he is standing in what our brains tell us is the distance, even though the image is 2-dimensional. We deduce (subconsciously) that the soldiers are of different sizes. If you removed the background, they would all appear the same size.

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1915 Eluem Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:09:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1915 actually im pretty sure that it has nothing to do with counting, and the fact that they are at different hights is important but what really makes the illusion is the fact that behind each soldier and under each soldier there are lines and as you get further to the right the distance between the lines decreases, subconsiously you seem to measure them based off of this. But you need all the different elements to make it trick your mind as well as this one does. cool :) actually im pretty sure that it has nothing to do with counting, and the fact that they are at different hights is important but what really makes the illusion is the fact that behind each soldier and under each soldier there are lines and as you get further to the right the distance between the lines decreases, subconsiously you seem to measure them based off of this. But you need all the different elements to make it trick your mind as well as this one does. cool :)

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1914 whatever Sat, 02 Sep 2006 21:07:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1914 i tink the room is tilted a little thats what makes it look bigger look agian and you will see what i mean im smart arnt i i tink the room is tilted a little thats what makes it look bigger look agian and you will see what i mean im smart arnt i

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1913 MMM Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:59:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1913 I bet this illusion is made by the background of the picture... I bet this illusion is made by the background of the picture…

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1912 Hai Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:44:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1912 OLD!!!!! OLD!!!!!

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1911 Mike M Fri, 19 May 2006 00:46:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1911 That is so old! That is so old!

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1910 azn huskie Thu, 11 May 2006 17:02:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1910 i dont believe it i dont believe it

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1909 Farted Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:20:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1909 The board thicknesses also make them look smaller! The board thicknesses also make them look smaller!

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1908 mojo monkey Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:58:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1908 they are just placed at different heights so it looks like they are different sizes. duh. they are just placed at different heights so it looks like they are different sizes. duh.

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/soldier-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1907 ihope Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:47:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/03/19/soldier-illusion/#comment-1907 Not so much counting the boards as thinking the image is three-dimensional and taking that into account when estimating the heights of the soldiers. As far as I know, this illision works even when there is nothing to count. Not so much counting the boards as thinking the image is three-dimensional and taking that into account when estimating the heights of the soldiers. As far as I know, this illision works even when there is nothing to count.

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