Weird Scaffolding Illusion

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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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  1. Anonymous Baller77 

    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

  2. Anonymous Anonymous 

    hell ya this websites sweet its a nice illusion


    wooo its also my birthday!

    and i guess i got first comment?

  3. Blogger Connor 

    what the heck? that is not an illusion...the parts arent even connected

  4. Blogger Nathan 

    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?!

  5. Anonymous Anonymous 

    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

  6. Anonymous Anonymous 

    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

  7. Blogger Conn 

    Whats so impossible about it please let me know @ connoneill@hotmail.co.uk

    Thanks Conn O'Neill

  8. Anonymous Anonymous 

    A good illusiion, but it could easily be created using photoshop using the clone tool

  9. Blogger simon__smith 

    How peculiar!!!
    Really strange

  10. Anonymous Anonymous 

    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

  11. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Ya that is weird...

  12. Blogger William 

    Hmm.. it is a bit weird.. but i think the pipe is behind the one in front

  13. Anonymous Daniel 

    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

  14. Blogger Andreas 

    it is incredible...
    I always want to see that

  15. Blogger art 

    it's just the point of veiw. if you look from a different angle, you'll just see pipes.

  16. Anonymous egorman 

    Thats kinda cool

  17. Blogger Fink Productions 

    Holy Crap

  18. Anonymous Nils 

    My guess is that the lowest horizontal bar isn't physically connected to do verical bar to the left. It is pretty neat.

  19. Blogger Stephen 

    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.

  20. Anonymous human 

    the pipes are not in the same place on the bottom

  21. Anonymous human 

    what is the email used to email you illusions

  22. Anonymous Derek 

    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.

  23. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Well, maybe I'm not looking at it right, but it seems to be pretty normal looking to me...

  24. Anonymous Lima Beaner 

    Really, thats not impossible, just look at it.

  25. Anonymous Anonymous 

    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...

  26. Blogger Julia 

    i don't get it. =OS

  27. Anonymous Japanime 

    i dont get it...

  28. Blogger booboo 

    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!

  29. Anonymous Anonymous 

    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!

  30. Anonymous Anonymous 

    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.

  31. Blogger Brian 

    its real you just cant see the third rail

  32. Blogger Errol 

    solved it in about 2 seconds, i guess you can get excited about this one, but it didn't really get me going.

  33. Anonymous Anonymous 

    very cleverly taken photograph, probs to the sender, also great site, im a regular visitor :D

  34. Anonymous Anonymous 

    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

  35. Anonymous Anonymous 

    its simple the left back post is blocked by the front right

  36. Anonymous Anonymous 

    totally easy i figured it out in less then ten seconds but still this website is totally awesome!!!!




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