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January 14, 2007 by Vurdlak | Share  

Hehe, I got much laugh with this photo, and it instantly reminded me of once-popular girlie band (in the title). Observing this photo won’t give you a hint where the illusion hides, but after jumping inside to second and third photo, you become surprised. Notice the resemblance with Ladder Illusion? I thought so! Now jump to similar illusions: Going Up, Dog on Stairs, Going Down?

Back Street Boys
Back Street Boys
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36 Responses
  1. Foxx says:

    Hahaha lol

  2. Anonymous says:

    creative

  3. Ashton says:

    Does anyone know how it’s done? I still have no idea, lol. I have looked at many like it, but still can’t get it :P.
    I thought it was just their strength or something up until picture #3, then I”m back where I started from ^_^

    -Ashton

  4. Paul & Cornelia Janzen says:

    This one is really god. I had a hard time trying to find the illusion. Of course, after seeing the third photo it was obvious, but even then, it is clear how good the illusion is.
    Congrats!

  5. Anonymous says:

    lol funny
    i want it that way
    lol

  6. Donovan says:

    Domino!! This is really making me think!

  7. Anonymous says:

    you can tell on the first picture by the man who’s sitting down. His butt isn’t on the ground completely and there is a shadow beneath him.

  8. Anonymous says:

    Well if you look at the newspaper the guy is holding, it is leaning towards him. Also the Two guys behind him have at least one foot leaned right against the wall.

  9. Anonymous says:

    @ashton

    I think they do it by simply lying down. The sitting man is laying on his back with his legs bent to look like he’s sitting, and the other two are holding themselves up on one hand and their legs. Turn your head to the side to get a better idea.

  10. Panze^3 says:

    I thought it was a little odd that the graffitti was on the ground instead of the wall…

  11. Ninety-Three says:

    In response to Ashton, this type of illusion is simple to do, but very effective when done well. These pictures were taken with the camera rotated 90 degrees.
    You were right, they are just holding themselves up, although you’ll notice they’re resting their legs as well to help.

    After figuring out what the illusion was in the second and thir pictures, I noticed there were some giveaways in the first pic. First, the guy reading the paper seems to be ‘hovering’ over the bench. Second, there are no shadows on the ground.

    This is a great illusion and the gradually widening pictures make it more effective.

  12. Anonymous says:

    it was pretty obvious. if you look at the brick wall in the back ground or the graffiti on the “floor” you can tell something is wrong.walls are never bricked like that and most of the time graffiti is on a wall or at least a horizontal surface not the ground. there’s also the way the newspaper and the flap form the middle guys’ hood are pulled by gravity.

  13. ME says:

    Its really not that complicated Ashton, their legs are resting on the ledge so they have support. and the man who looks like he is sitting down just has his back on the ground and his legs on the ledge, its easy.

  14. Anonymous says:

    cool!!!

    but i think its easy. if u tilt ur head to the right u can see that the guy “sitting” is really just on the floor. and the two guys “standing” r really just supporting themselves with their hands. then u just rotate the camera

  15. Non Idiot says:

    This illusion is easy as hell. For example: on a 90 degree angle, with your back to the ground, hold the camera sideways and take the picture.

  16. Anonymous says:

    Just rotate the image 90 degrees to the left, and you’ll see that they have hands on the ground and feet on the wall. The people in the back are on another surface higher up.

  17. Anonymous says:

    Notice that they are all leaning on the “wall” which is the ground. Not one of them is just standing, so the picture must have been taken sideways.

  18. Screwy Lewy says:

    I could tell not all was as they seems because in the backround you can see wood that is layed vertical, which is unlike any wood i know of

  19. Anonymous says:

    The guy holding the paper has his back on the ground and has his feet propped up on the bench,you can see that he is struggling to sit up and read the paper.The other two have their legs on the bench and are laying with their arm supporting them………cool illusion.

  20. Anonymous says:

    to be honest, at first glance everything seemed ordinary. Once the caption said they wouldnt give a clue to what the illusion was, i was determined to figure it out. So on the first picture i guessed that the illusion is what it is. I’ll tell you what gave me the hint. No one that would paint their name or tag would do it on the ground or upside down or where someone couldn’t read it. Take a look at the writing under the middle man, it looks to say TO-KA.

  21. Danger Machine says:

    Wow cool! But I have to say it’s easy to figure out how they’ve done it.

  22. Ashton says:

    Ah, tilting your head helps, lol. Thank you everyone! :)

  23. luvthis!¿ says:

    omg i love this one! lol

  24. Anonymous says:

    I think they’re just lying down somehow >.< Kinda obvious though….

  25. Anonymous says:

    yeah this one took me a minute too… but i totally got it… the three men are really liein on a bench and they are holding themselves and like they are posing… but yeah great illution…

  26. Anonymous says:

    it helps if you rotate the picture, cool illusion

  27. Anonymous says:

    the graffitti and the manhole give it away

  28. Anonymous says:

    That song/video clip was actually by N*Sync. I think the song is Bye Bye Bye. But you know. Doesn’t matter.

  29. Oranger says:

    its obvious. the dude with the paper is lying down, and the other dudes are supporting themselves with their arms. the picture was taken a t a 90 degree angle.

  30. Anonymous says:

    the bricks are sideways

  31. Anonymous says:

    ashton the photo is taken sideways. tilt your head to the right n u’ll b able 2 c it.

  32. Elliebabe says:

    PHOTOSHOP!

  33. Anonymous says:

    very nice made, they just sitting von the street with the Foots to the wall :D

    very nice

  34. Paxton says:

    OMG! i saw it in the first pic! One: the wood/stone planks in the back are rotated 90 degrees! i mean who puts planks in like that?
    Two: It’s Obvious, the graffiti is on the floor not the wall. Very clever and very fun, Thanks for the illusion!

  35. Diego says:

    They’re laying down, they’re just using their strength to hold themselves up.

  36. ME says:

    I already saw and figured out the illusion’s answer, but when I looked back at the first picture, I did notice the oddity of havin graffiti on the sidewalk which might give it away for others.

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