http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html Biggest Optical Illusions blog. Dedicated to visual phenomena and real life illusions. Daily updated. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-130671 Celia Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:21:27 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-130671 I noticed it when it's upside down. I noticed it when it’s upside down.

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-115908 horsebeast Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:14:37 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-115908 creepy ! creepy !

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-115622 kimbo Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:05:31 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-115622 scared me scared me

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-113557 Sugar Rush Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:44:20 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-113557 Eeww thats Weird!! Eeww thats Weird!!

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-109689 M Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:42:39 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-109689 its just cutting and re-pasting of the features. we view it as normal when it is upside down but strange when it is right side up. look at the curve of the eyes in the pics, the curve of the mouth. if you have a lap top flip the entire thing upside down and view them rotated, same effect due to cut/paste. its just cutting and re-pasting of the features. we view it as normal when it is upside down but strange when it is right side up. look at the curve of the eyes in the pics, the curve of the mouth. if you have a lap top flip the entire thing upside down and view them rotated, same effect due to cut/paste.

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-100736 kev Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:39:33 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-100736 that got me hah that got me hah

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-99501 Rhiannon Sun, 23 May 2010 00:56:52 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-99501 creepy creepy

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-95631 halogenbulb Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:35:56 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-95631 wow that is scary... i cant even look at it without freakin out wow that is scary… i cant even look at it without freakin out

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-85087 robotzik Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:04:54 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-85087 This is like an acid trip gone bad. Genius, but quite disturbing. This is like an acid trip gone bad. Genius, but quite disturbing.

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-81070 some1uknow Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:49:33 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-81070 dont get it to be honest!! dont get it to be honest!!

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-20200 Lee Wed, 06 May 2009 16:11:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-20200 I find it quite distressing the number of people responding to this article by insulting a fellow human being. First of all, the article has nothing to do with Mrs. Thatcher. It is simply her picture that has been used. Secondly, Mrs. Thatcher is a person just like the rest of us. Even though she is a public figure, she still has feelings like anyone else. How would you feel if this were a picture of you, and you were subjected to the kind of insults posted here? If you had nothing to say about the illusion itself, why post at all? Each of you that made a snide comment about this person should examine your own thought processes. Obviously your parents did not have time or know how to raise a child properly. I find it quite distressing the number of people responding to this article by insulting a fellow human being. First of all, the article has nothing to do with Mrs. Thatcher. It is simply her picture that has been used. Secondly, Mrs. Thatcher is a person just like the rest of us. Even though she is a public figure, she still has feelings like anyone else. How would you feel if this were a picture of you, and you were subjected to the kind of insults posted here? If you had nothing to say about the illusion itself, why post at all? Each of you that made a snide comment about this person should examine your own thought processes. Obviously your parents did not have time or know how to raise a child properly.

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-20199 milky Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:16:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-20199 It is actually to do with the way we process faces... Thompson said that we process faces holistically so we do not concentrate any any individual components of a face so when we see the screwed up version it seems normal(ish) because our eyes cannot distinguish between the individual components... I am studying Psychology and facial recognition... sorry to be a killjoy :-) It is actually to do with the way we process faces… Thompson said that we process faces holistically so we do not concentrate any any individual components of a face so when we see the screwed up version it seems normal(ish) because our eyes cannot distinguish between the individual components… I am studying Psychology and facial recognition… sorry to be a killjoy :-)

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-20198 Anonymous Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:07:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-20198 okay that is NASTY!!!!!! okay that is NASTY!!!!!!

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-20197 FabreFaction Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:27:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-20197 I agree with Allison (comment 3). Facial recognition begins with simple patterns that are combined in a known configuration to make a recogniseable face. I.E. eyes, nose, mouth, hair patterns. The reason the lower image looks freakier is that there are more recogniseable patterns in the correct configuration than in the upper picture. Therefore the unexpected patterns are more noticeable. This only works with a reference picture though (hence the picture on the left). Without a reference picture, the face in the lower right would not appear as grotesque. FF I agree with Allison (comment 3). Facial recognition begins with simple patterns that are combined in a known configuration to make a recogniseable face. I.E. eyes, nose, mouth, hair patterns. The reason the lower image looks freakier is that there are more recogniseable patterns in the correct configuration than in the upper picture. Therefore the unexpected patterns are more noticeable. This only works with a reference picture though (hence the picture on the left). Without a reference picture, the face in the lower right would not appear as grotesque. FF

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-20196 Lindsey Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:35:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-20196 They did this with the Mona Lisa once. Her eyes and smile were upside down and to me, it looked normal. I flipped it the right way and it was similar to the one of that lady. They did this with the Mona Lisa once. Her eyes and smile were upside down and to me, it looked normal. I flipped it the right way and it was similar to the one of that lady.

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