Comments on: Optical Illusions Musem

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:49:32 +0000

I went inside one of these in St. Louis Missouri!

By: Ginny

Ginny — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:05:49 +0000

It looks like two pictures are fused together the lighting is not correct on left side of the screen.

By: AppaloosaGirl

AppaloosaGirl — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:19:54 +0000

It’s called the Ames Room.
It is really trapezoidal shaped, not square. the small person is really much farther away, but it appears as though she is closer. When something is far away, it looks smaller. So the small person is really far away (looks small) but it doesn’t look like she is. The big person really is where she appears to be.

By: happydoodle

happydoodle — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:14:30 +0000

cool i would have never figured it out. actually when i first saw this, i thought one person was unusually tall or one person was unusually short and the ceiling was low. huh. well whadya know.

By: Mayur

Mayur — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:20:06 +0000

I finally figured it out. i guess the squares on the floor are actually steps from right to left gradually lowering…

By: cheychey

cheychey — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 05:38:07 +0000

it has lots of destortions to the room that the human eye cannot locate..its either called the crimson room or ______ room… i forgot!? ugh its at the tip of my tongue!anyways… the person isnt growing or shrinking… the person isnt doing anything but walkin.. ITS THE DOING OF THE ROOM O.O! T.T I WANNA GO SO BAD! IM OBBSESSED WITH PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS BOOKS,READING, TWILIGHT, TWILIGHT BOOKS, CLOTHES. AND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS!!!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:05:00 +0000

Wow, 2010 already? to think this website had come all the way, good pic tho. And gravatars r cool :) and id certainly like to be at that place.

By: ollie

ollie — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:03:46 +0000

i have been there! its just outside wanaka in new zealand its an awsome place i would highly reccomend it to anyone!

By: someone

someone — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:27:23 +0000

I think the smaller person is futher away, or im nuts.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:35:00 +0000

another ames room?

By: Blacksheep

Blacksheep — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:04:00 +0000

Actually I think it has more to do with the squares on the floor. The ceiling yes, but the squares must be there for a reason.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:02:00 +0000

It is smaller in the left. u can see dat in the 1st photo

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:59:00 +0000

they have something like this at the ontario science centre too

By: wild jungle2

wild jungle2 — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:46:00 +0000

i think i know. the floor and cieling are’nt quite parrallel

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:40:00 +0000

For both the recent and original movies of “Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory” and for the television shows “Batman”, “The Time Tunnel”, “The Avengers” and “The Prisoner”, many special effects sequences and sets were made and designed that relied on these types of physical perspective optical illusions to convey an effect or atmosphere in the story. There are a number of science and technology museums, as well as movie and television museums in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Las Vegas, that have exhibits dedicated to these kind of perspective illusions.