Comments on: Magic Torches Illusion

By: Emmy

Emmy — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:05:42 +0000

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I get it! the lights are IN THE WALL! They just took the pic at the exact right angle so it looks like they are holding it! They are probably lights to mark the path or something!!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:17:01 +0000

not my fav

By: CareBear

CareBear — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:35:00 +0000

I’ve seen this in the Mark Twain caves in Hannibal. It’s daylight through an opening in the cave wall. The light doesn’t get very far but it’s how Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher got out of the cave when “Injun Joe” sealed them in.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:08:00 +0000

LUMOS!!!!!!!
:P

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:49:00 +0000

OMG!!! it’s Harry Potter……… EXPECTO PITRONUM!!!!!

By: ME haha!

ME haha! — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:56:00 +0000

aren’t these just lights on the wall?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:03:00 +0000

its easy, their holding mirrors and the flash of the camera is reflected back. Pretty slick

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:40:00 +0000

its easy. theres holes in the wall and the sun is coming through.. atleast i think

By: Run Away

Run Away — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:15:00 +0000

ET Phone Home…

By: avistar68

avistar68 — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:44:00 +0000

oh i know where they are. it’s a stalactite/stalagmite cave, i forget which city in china though. those are just lights along the cave to light up the way.

By: jo mama

jo mama — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:24:00 +0000

If you look at the top picture above the kids head to the left it looks like a head with a beard in the rock.kind of cool

By: Pandas

Pandas — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:39:00 +0000

ppphhhhhh. what the heck? that is just weird

By: ...

... — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:37:00 +0000

The second one is a light being shone on a shiny rectangle of tin foil from the bottom-right. Its kinda cool, but you can figure it out.

By: Happy Steve

Happy Steve — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:47:00 +0000

I have a similar picture.

No photo manipulation. I was just taking candid shots and saw this accidental illusion. There was no source of light behind the subjects.

By: Spak-Spang

Spak-Spang — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:57:00 +0000

The first one is actually quite a cool picture. The expression on her face, and holding the other out makes the illusion work for she is concerned or concentrated on the light.

The picture the guy looks like a dick or a silly tourist taking a picture. It doesn't appear special at all and ruins the effect.

It is a lesson that expression and acting is important in setting these illusions up.