http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-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/2006/09/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.

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-20195 myspace layouts guy Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:50:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-20195 the bottom right picture is just plain creepy.. looks like a good halloween costume the bottom right picture is just plain creepy.. looks like a good halloween costume

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-20194 Greg Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:15:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-20194 Professional photographers have been using tricks like this for years. Take a good look at studio work for fashion models next time you have a chance. you'll find that in a lot of closeups only the eyes and mouth are sharp and the rest of the face is very soft. Was her skin that perfect?...no, her skin is out of focus with her eyes and mouth photophopped in from a different picture. Your brain happily melds the two together into a face. Don't know why but the brain seems to key off just a couple of facial features. Professional photographers have been using tricks like this for years. Take a good look at studio work for fashion models next time you have a chance. you’ll find that in a lot of closeups only the eyes and mouth are sharp and the rest of the face is very soft. Was her skin that perfect?…no, her skin is out of focus with her eyes and mouth photophopped in from a different picture. Your brain happily melds the two together into a face. Don’t know why but the brain seems to key off just a couple of facial features.

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/margaret-thatcher-illusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-20193 Gary Allen Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:25:00 +0000 http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/margaret-thatcher-illusion/#comment-20193 *blegh* idiots!! *blegh* idiots!!

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