i hate the world.. what did i do to it.. RIP <3

of course he is juggling because ifnot then the ball would have to be inmense..... its still cool though... by the way i loooove this page... greetings from mexico!

The ball doesnt seem to have a substantial shadow on the ground so it must be in the air. It fooled me though. Good one!

oh wow awesome one!! fooled me

i think it looks photoshopped!!!

but i duno

i <3 tyler

it CAN be a ball statue in the background, and if you look closely there is a shadow, its just really long like all the other shadows.....at the local soccer fields, they have soccer balls that are made of.....whatever statues are made of...stone? and theyre like 3 feet in diameter and make REALLY uncomfortable seats. so it can be that.

it does look like the ball is on the ground at first, and then i said no, because there's no shadow. then it looked photoshopped. is it possible that it is photoshopped?

this is like the dumbest thing ive ever seen

neither its photoshopped

I really believe that the ball is actually on the ground, just a larger ball to make it look like the normal size if it was in the forefront with the kid

Its pretty weak guys, stop being so polite. There are slight manifestations of "mind trickery" but it's intensity level is a mere 4.5 on a scale of 10. Too many indecissive discussions to even consider it being truely mind boggling. NEXT PHOTO PLEASE!

Sorry folks. The shadow on the grass both before and after gives the game away. Otherwise the illusion would have worked due to the lack of the third-dimension in photography. Whoever presented it should have noticed.

yawn!

I'm confused. I thought juggling consists of 2 or more objects? Besides, the ball appears to be on the ground and there is a "long" shadow that goes along with it.

I think the ball in the backround is exactly that... a ball in the backround. Maybe this "effect" has to do with the angling of some sort... who knows. This illusion sort of reminds me of a previous one posted:

"Fountains Abbey Church Illusion"

This is in the Archives for 9/06/06.

i think its on the ground in the distance. if he really was juggling it then he wouldn't be standing up straight, he would have one leg out.

and there is also a shadow on the ground underneath the soccer ball

It doesn't even look like the boy is juggling at all … the ball is clearly in the background

definately looks like photoshop had something to do with it.

No, he's juggleing a size 2 soccer ball. Soccer balls come in all different sizes. Little kids play with size 4, but professionals and high school play with 5. There is also sizes 1, 2, and 3. If you look at the picture, the boy is on his toes; his heels are off the ground. When you play soccer, or are juggling, your heels need to be off the ground so you can react quickly. In addition, the ball is much too large in proportion with the fireing barrel in the background to be sitting on the ground away from the boy. The boy's attention is also on the ball. He's defiantly juggling.

it doesn't look like he's juggling it at all
and as for a shadow --- that would depend on where the light was hitting it so the absence of one means nothing
not a good illusion at all - actually, it's the absence of one

definitely a shop or the ball is in the background. if he were juggling it, there would be his reflection on the ball's surface, and not just the trees. this lends to the fact that the ball is indeed in the background, on the ground.

(the possibilty of a shop exists as the bottom of the ball seems to be abnormally flat, and the ligt reflected doesn't match the actual light source.

If the boy actually was juggling the ball (I assume that means kicking it up in the air with his feet?) I think it would probably break his foot as you can clearly see based on the reflections on the ball that it is metallic. Therefore it is most likely a statue in the background and the reason you think you don't see a shadow is because of the suns low position which created a long shadow.

if he was juggling his hands would be out in front of him not at his sides.

i dont think the boy is juggling b/c his hands wud be up trying to catch the ball wudnt they? also it looks too big to be a juggling ball

ummmm.......is this guy in england? cause in america we call it a soccer ball, not a football

Umm...the shadow beneath the ball could be from a tree or something, because it is bigger than the ball (and not the right shape) and if the shadow was from a tree(most likely!!) the ball would be completely shadowed not shadowed on one side.
I descibe it in two words... WHOA, Cool!

worst "illusion" ever!

sweet tities

haha - who would randomly photoshop a soccer ball into a random picture of a kid. honestly...

the kid does not look like he's making any movements of throwing the ball up. does anyone know the dimensions of those mini-soccer balls Vardlak referes to?

-Pouch!

I agree with "sweet", "infinity", and "trilogy22". This was so pathetic I almost feel stupid posting anything.

chick, you should feel stupid!

The shadow on the ball is on the opposite side as are all the other shadows in the entire picture. Cleary shopped in yo.

More interesting that any of this are the trees growing out of the two oil drums in the background...

Pathetic. Simply pathetic. The park is pretty shamefull, too.

Cool illusion.

There is a shadow on the very left corner of the ball. The ball is slightly in front of the boy and slightly towards the person who took the picture, and the shadow of the ball is accurate in terms of angle of the sun. What's with the photoshop downers?

LAME, so LAME that I had to post that it was LAME!

not bad. looks real to my sleepy eyes

It's sorta boring. Look at the tree in the backround, looks like its in a barrel. Or is it??? omg it must be.

nice pants!!! haha

hi. thanks for the interest in my photo. but, please link to my original and credit it here. thanks again!

I got it When i Saw it.
Really!!

Why is he just juggling with ONE ball??

OK, 1 hes juggling as in soccer, you kick up the ball, it comes down, and you kick it up again, not juggling with your hands, 2 why would they make a statue at like thigh height for kids to trip over in what appears to be a sports field, 3 the shadow under it is from a tree, it goes out from the ball on both sides, 4 go to the doors are alive illusion and read it, 5 why does everyone think everything cool is photoshopped, and 6 am i the only one looking at the sweet purple car?

its bloody superimposed

He's not juggling it or 'hacky-sacking' it. It is behind him. sure it doesnt have a distinct shadow..but neither does the boy. they got it to have its shadow blend in so it seems the boy has kicked it in the air

The ball is in the air and he had his hands down

this is awful. sorry but its not even close to looking klike hjes juggling it

IF IT WAS ON THE GROUND THERE WOULD BE A SHADOW .

Come on, this is so obvious. The ball is sitting on the grass. It doesn't even look like an illusion to me. The boy doesn't look like he's "mid-juggle". The ball is way to small to appear real if it's close up. There's a freakin shadow on the grass. How can anyone believe the ball is in mid-air?

no shadow of the ball ??

look at where the light is hitting them, they arent at the same spots...possibly photoshopped if not on the ground...it could be a big ball compared to a small child

It didn't fool me at all. It just looks like a boy standing there with a ball sitting on the grass in the background. I don't like this one much.

hes playing foot ball if he was juggling the would have a shadow in front not over there

good god you people are so retarded. incredibly retarded! i find it amazing that you can even operate computers, let alone wipe your own asses

the US isn't the centre of the universe!

i'm going to kill myself now, i can't take it anymore. the internet has been ruined by you stupid people.

every last one of you, stupid to the core!