By on September 10, 2006, with 46 Comments

User called Rohtop, from Netherlands submitted this funny tutuorial some time ago. But today it’s finally online! Be sure to open this article to see the full version. Here is what Rohtop wrote: “Hello Barun Vurdlak! Here’s a fun little optical illusion i did (saw it somewhere with a Queen Elisabeth picture, i don’t know anymore, long time ago). It’s an illusion where you make a smiling person look angry. I hope this contributes to your great site, you are free to use it in anyway you like! Here’s how to do it”. Rohtop also submitted the resulting video clip. Read full article.

Step1: Get the right picture, front view and smiling.

Step2: Make the foldings. The foldings have to be
over the eyes and over the corners of the mouth.

Step3: Push the foldings towards eachother,
so there is a “bending”(?)

Step4: You’re ready! Now watch the picture from above.
Is it looking angry!?

Fun, isn’t it? Be sure to watch the video clip with the results, when you finish reading this tutorial…

There is also this simmilar trick, where you make George Wahington sad. You’ll need a new, crisp one dollar bill. You can also try it with a $5, $10, $50 and $100. The goal is to get to keep the bill after performing the trick… of course. It’s all in the fold… The secret is in the way that you fold dollar bill. Just follow these steps:

1. Start with George’s portrait facing you.
2. Make a “mountain” fold through the middle of George’s left eye. In origami terms, this means to fold the bill away from you.

3. Make a second mountain fold through the middle of his right eye. Make sure that these creases are sharp.

4. Make a “valley” fold between the two previous folds so that the crease is between George’s eyes and nose.

5. Pull on the ends of the bill slightly so that you can see his entire face, but making sure that the folds are still present.

6. Hold the portrait side of the bill in front of you with the face tilted upward. Notice how George smiles at you!

7. Slowly begin to tilt the bill downward as if George was looking at the floor. Don’t take your eyes off George’s face because his smile will magically turn into a frown! Be ready for a chorus of oohs & ahhs to spontaneously erupt.

Comments

46 Responses
  1. Cameron says:

    That isn’t George, that is Ben. Still cool, though. :)

  2. KonBon says:

    Lol, it is funny :)

  3. Laura says:

    interesting

  4. Han the Man says:

    Rofl thats not George løl rofl. Vry cool tho

  5. Brian Lisco says:

    HAHA… it isnt George!!
    HAHAHA

  6. bob says:

    ha ha this is funny

  7. John says:

    awesome.
    that’s a really cool trick

  8. niki says:

    lame somewhat

  9. T-joe says:

    lol,
    That gurl has had a bad day

  10. jenni says:

    SICKKK MAYNEEE

    i <3 tigran

  11. carlos says:

    Cool trick, I love my widget, thanks

  12. carlos says:

    hahaha very funny, I will trick my boyzz tomorrow

    thanks and thanks for having that free widget for my mac

  13. averysb says:

    this is soo cool!!

  14. ei says:

    That’s cool!! never saw like that before..

  15. Ted says:

    Lol it’s not that good…. -.-

  16. purpleprincess says:

    kinda lame to be truthful but nice trick homiez!!!!

  17. RELENTLES MM88 says:

    YA YA! KOOL BACK IN THE FU@*IN DIZZAY KID! COME ON! J.K.

  18. lk says:

    kinda lame,every1 dus it. how dus she look mad? ps: mayb u shud put a bigger variety of comments on here, they all say ‘lol, so cool!’ :-)

  19. Supergirl says:

    Wow that is pretty neat but yea that is Ben Franklin you idiot

  20. Lay-Lay says:

    yeah. that is kinda cool

  21. rohtop says:

    I can recomment to do this with an picture of yourself, you’ll be surprised!

  22. movieman55 says:

    wicked sweetr dawg!

  23. pooter says:

    aaah!that girl looks scary,rofl,she looks like king freaking kong!!!!

  24. FOBluver74 says:

    yeah this is pretty lame…

  25. kalabeth says:

    ben’s ugly either way. George or ben smiling or frowning any way you put them are always ugly. BLAH UGH EWWW!

  26. Miley Cyrus says:

    Hey Ya’ll!! I think this illusion is amazing i asked daddy if he had a buck and i showed him but i dint get to keep the buck.

  27. Anonymous says:

    i agree, this is lame, and they dont really look angry, now i dont know if americans look like that wen they are angry, but they look more sad to me

  28. kat says:

    just because you think it’s lame doesn’t mean you have to rant about it! Some people think it’s good! I personally think it’s quite good, but they look sad rather than angry.

  29. Sprinkles says:

    hehe lolz

  30. Hugger of Frazier says:

    No, it is not George Washington. It is Benjamin Franklin. George is on the ONE dollar bill.
    Nice effect, though.

  31. Anonymous says:

    Moron, that’s not George Washington.

  32. Anonymous says:

    very nice it also works witha 20 dollar bill!

  33. Anonymous says:

    If you would have read it correctly instead of immediatley being negative, you would have noticed he said to make George Washington sad you’ll need a ONE dollar bill, so obviously he kmow’s it’s Ben Franklin he said you can use any bill, $5, $10, $50,or $100 he showed the $100 bill example but kept the name george knowing you poor losers wouldnt have a $100 and he didnt want to confuse you by saying ‘ben’ since you’ve never had a ‘Ben Franklin’ in your lives…idiots!

    great illusion loved it!

  34. Anonymous says:

    i learned this in third grade

  35. lilibby says:

    It looks more like she is sad.

  36. CareBear says:

    If I had a picture of Ol’ Ben on a piece of legal tender, I wouldn’t care what kind of mood he was in.

  37. lalalalala says:

    they look demented!!!! i dont see the angry… nd y do u want 2 make ur former presidents look angry??

  38. Mia says:

    I love playing like this xD

  39. lauren h says:

    hi,i thought that it was so cool and my teacher laughed.(it was my lunch money)

  40. Radioactivewafl says:

    sweet i`m doing that with the kid in class i hate!!!

  41. O.o says:

    helloooo benjamin!… hmm he seem sad :o

  42. ur mom says:

    HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITS BENJAMIN FRAKLIN STUPID!! -.-

  43. jeremymercer says:

    none of those look very angry to me. constipated maybe, but not angry

  44. Anonymus says:

    noticed that the 100 gives away that ITS NOT george waShington ( note to vurdlak, u forgot the S in washington ) ITS ben franklin!

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