Ok, I recieved this optical illusion recently, and thought to my self: "Funny! It appears that the boy is juggling, while in fact the ball is standing still on the grass in the background". Wrong! It is the other way arround actually! In the first case, the ball would have to be much bigger than actual to appear normal-sized (because of the distance). On the other hand, if the boy is juggling, it would have to be much smaller, since it looks really small. Then it hit me! The boy you see is juggling a mini soccer ball! You might have seen those during World Cup in Germany! Did you like this illusion? I did for sure! It belongs to Relative Sizes Category.
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!
Andrew
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!
Bennnn
oh wow awesome one!! fooled me
hi
i think it looks photoshopped!!!
but i duno
i <3 tyler
me
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.
Pandas
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?
sweet
this is like the dumbest thing ive ever seen
yo
neither its photoshopped
Josué
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
Infinity
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!
Chuzzlewit
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.
trilogy22
yawn!
Hotshott
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.
Sean
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
Frumball
It doesn't even look like the boy is juggling at all … the ball is clearly in the background
Chris
definately looks like photoshop had something to do with it.
Adam
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.
jones
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
dragon
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.
Kristina
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.
Vicky
if he was juggling his hands would be out in front of him not at his sides.
pink
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
skeptic
ummmm.......is this guy in england? cause in america we call it a soccer ball, not a football
cALIco
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!
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!
chick
I agree with "sweet", "infinity", and "trilogy22". This was so pathetic I almost feel stupid posting anything.
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?
__The Juggler
LAME, so LAME that I had to post that it was LAME!
T
not bad. looks real to my sleepy eyes
CAD
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 floods
nice pants!!! haha
bikeracer
hi. thanks for the interest in my photo. but, please link to my original and credit it here. thanks again!
Meraj
I got it When i Saw it. Really!!
Anonymous
Why is he just juggling with ONE ball??
Anonymous
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?
Anonymous
its bloody superimposed
LOGIC RULES!!
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
a/sjlnd
The ball is in the air and he had his hands down
Anonymous
this is awful. sorry but its not even close to looking klike hjes juggling it
Anonymous
IF IT WAS ON THE GROUND THERE WOULD BE A SHADOW .
Anonymous
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?
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
yohomie
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.
eddiedog8
hes playing foot ball if he was juggling the would have a shadow in front not over there
Anonymous
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.
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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!