Comments on: Ascending Ball Staircase Illusion

By: Suor de Sapo

Suor de Sapo — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:01:04 +0000

Is this really an impossible object? Not that sure… According to Einsteins’s General Relativity theory, space and time are not absolute. An object with huge mass like a black hole, cause distortion to space and time. Actually, all objects, like Earth do distort time and space (and aceleration, etc). Now imagine a set of black holes (or planets) where stairs are built between them. In space there is no “up” or “down”. It’s a relative perception for a given reference. And space is curved, not straight. Eascher stairs is an impossible object on Earth? Maybe, but in space not likely.

By: emma

emma — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:25:34 +0000

this one is more like a drawing of a reaaaaally pointless staircase. he ascends then desends and jest keeps doing it.

By: Default User

Default User — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:32:46 +0000

By: notarealname

notarealname — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:58:12 +0000

i did that with som sticks but then i was like omg wat the hell just happend …. then i got up for a donut and accidently stepped on it

By: fossda

fossda — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:50:30 +0000

no your not

By: Banjo8

Banjo8 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:22:46 +0000

it seems to me like its descending,not ascending

and, by the way, all you people who are talking about that first comment, just SHUT UP!!!!!!! it doesn’t matter so just drop it!!!!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:51:32 +0000

The ascending staircase isn’t impossible, much like folding four corners of a box (to keep it closed without tape) you can fold each flap under the previous one to make it look like this staircase. The impossible part is that the ball is continually falling, although you could get a motorized ball/jellyfish to do this in real life.

By: jess

jess — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:03:09 +0000

person above me. they are NOT judging the first person. have you even read what it said ?! it was not very nice. awesome illusion . but what is the thing going down the stairs ???

By: ME # 2

ME # 2 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:38:50 +0000

STOP JUDGING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HAVE THE FIRST COMMENT MEANIES

By: kally

kally — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:07:00 +0000

I thought maybe that if the ground was on an angle or something, (like the mystery spot) it would go down while appearing to go up, maybe it could work, but I suppose it would have to be on the top of a hill or something with the correct angles. I don’t know. Just shooting in the dark.
Also, if –erica is correct, I don’t think it would work, for then, as she said, the ball would be on the same level as itself and soon (after a push), not move at all. That’s what balls do on the floor, which is level.
Again, I’m just guessing. I’m also proud to not mention the dummies who are ranting about being first-oops, too late!

By: pimpdaddy

pimpdaddy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:02:00 +0000

all i can say is great illusion but big hairy wanger for the first comment guy, HAHA LAST COMMENT LOSERS!!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 04 May 2008 06:16:00 +0000

The picture looks like it’s both decending and accending at the same time. At the far right corner, it looks like its going up, but then it looked like it was going down. At first I thought it was going down

By: ME haha!

ME haha! — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:36:00 +0000

these impossible staircases are starting to annoy me. they’re everywhere!

By: --erica

--erica — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:25:00 +0000

i know how it works. it’s quite simple actually. :]
the staircase in general IS descending.. but each stair individually is slightly angled upward, making it so that as you go “down the stairs”, you end up pretty much staying on the same level all in all.

if you look hard enough, you can see the ascending angle in each of the stairs, and that even the sets of bricks around the stairs are angled. :]:]
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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:02:00 +0000

I like it but i never understood how this one particularly works, can someone help me here?