This impossible scaffolding sent in by Maria Percascu really looks weird. Can you solve the mystery behind this Escher-inspired construction? We didn’t have that much Escher art over the last few weeks, but this one really redeems that. Immediately I remembered our impossible dice triangle, and figured picture this real couldn’t be photoshopped. Then I took few seconds and studied it, and finally I believe I solved it. Thanks Maria, this is one of my favorite illusions for this month. Anyone shares my enthusiasm?
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the bar on the right is in the back and is connecting with the bar in the middle which is in the front but doesnt overlap the middle bar
hell ya this websites sweet its a nice illusion
wooo its also my birthday!
and i guess i got first comment?
what the heck? that is not an illusion…the parts arent even connected
its not an illusion u just took the pic at a certain angle that makes it look like an illusion nice job though but alot of ppl could do that
p.s. first post?!
wow thats really amazing!!!
dont worry, broda, i’ll spread the news
i dont get why people wouldnt want to look on this site anymore.
its the cooliest
OK, some of you might be able to figure it out but I can’t figure out why it’s impossible. Someone else comment to tell me?
First Comment :P
Whats so impossible about it please let me know @ connoneill@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks Conn O’Neill
A good illusiion, but it could easily be created using photoshop using the clone tool
How peculiar!!!
Really strange
This is fairly simple to work out, there’s a far pole hidden exactly in line with the near pole, so the horisontal pole appears to connect the far pole to the near pole.
Wow, how many times can you say the world pole in one sentance?
- Bob
Ya that is weird…
Hmm.. it is a bit weird.. but i think the pipe is behind the one in front
WOW first commetn(i think) That is a cool pic, but its jsut the brain trying to make sense of it, an unable to do so
it is incredible…
I always want to see that
it’s just the point of veiw. if you look from a different angle, you’ll just see pipes.
Thats kinda cool
Holy Crap
My guess is that the lowest horizontal bar isn’t physically connected to do verical bar to the left. It is pretty neat.
This is an awsome illusion. I think the poles may be turned so to make this illusion. Also I will tell all my friends about your website becuase it is so cool.
the pipes are not in the same place on the bottom
what is the email used to email you illusions
Its quite obvious that the part which bars are the highest is just tilted so the bottom hooks to it from an angle and same for the other part to make it look impossible.
Well, maybe I’m not looking at it right, but it seems to be pretty normal looking to me…
Really, thats not impossible, just look at it.
I think this is simple…
The bit of scaffolding that joins the front and back does exactly what it seems to. It simply goes at an angle from back to front. I am wondering whether this is too simple…
i don’t get it. =OS
i dont get it…
Hmm that’s pretty clever. I don’t think all of the scaffold pipes are in fact connected. They’re just lined up really well. In my humble opinion anyways.
Would love to be able to design as illusion of any kind! This site rocks!
I think it’s genuine. I just think the angle of the photo obscures another pole behind the middle one which links to the pole on the right hand side.
Nice effect and a good spot!
First post? woot if it is! I never had one before.
I think I solved this. The bars aren’t attached where we think they are. The camera is lined up at such an angle where it looks like everything is attached (impossibly), but they’re not.
its real you just cant see the third rail
solved it in about 2 seconds, i guess you can get excited about this one, but it didn’t really get me going.
very cleverly taken photograph, probs to the sender, also great site, im a regular visitor :D
kk….for all you who say ” it can easily done on photoshop” you guys are to put it nicely not very bright. but it is just a really simple illusion using perspective easily replicated….but kudos to the photographer, the angle is perfect
its simple the left back post is blocked by the front right
totally easy i figured it out in less then ten seconds but still this website is totally awesome!!!!