Pothole Sticker Illusion

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Hans Van Mulders found this optical illusion advertisement, and decided to share it with us: "This might be something for your website! Wish you success with your excellent site." As you see from 3 images below, a large sticker of a pothole was laid on the road creating the illusion of the real pothole. Drivers would see it and slow down to avoid the jerk to their car but would feel nothing. The message "Feels Like Pioneer Suspension" was painted few meters ahead. If you like this kind of optical illusions, visit the "Billboards" section, similar illusion stickers were created by Duracell, Anti-smoking campaign of some sort, Jobsintown, 8TV... Oh, and here's a little trick I've learned today. Open Google, type "find chuck norris" and press "I'm feeling Lucky"!






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  1. Anonymous your reflection 

    cool! they look quite real!

  2. Blogger Clint 

    Sounds like a lawsuit just waiting to happen!

    What if I wasn't paying attention (my fault), and at the last second noticed the potholes (their fault), jerked my wheel, lost control, and killed someone?

    I'd of course never admit I wansn't paying attention, and liability would fall on them for creating a false scare that could result in bodily harm.

    Under U.S. law that probably qualifies as terrorism under the Patriot Act!

  3. Anonymous Anonymous 

    lol this is an awesome illusion!!

    that chuck norris thing was pretty funny too i sent it to all my friends

  4. Anonymous Anonymous 

    U in US should start accepting some responsibility for your own actions if you are a fool behind the wheel and kill someone its not the stickers fault that you r not looking ahead when you drive

  5. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Clint,
    I'm pretty sure they had to get all sorts of Goverment permits to be able to place those ads. Besides, they're probably set in a low max mph area, in order for it to be truly appreciated and not cause major traffic jams.

    It's incredible real!

  6. Anonymous jinkyj1888 

    have to admit i agree with clint this is dangerous like theres not enough carnage on the roads without ppl adding to it just for advertisment of shocks dont need to be carless behind the wheel to panic when you see them as everyne is saying they look so real you could be the safest driver in the world see these and slow down before you realise there stickers and get rear ended, kids in the back ya worth it lose your kid have some persone devistated over killing a kid all to advertise new shocks...

  7. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Nice illusion!

    However, say I see a real one around the same area and I think it is another one of those ads and don't slow down?

  8. Anonymous Me 

    They look SO real! I would of never guessed if I only saw the picture!

  9. Anonymous Bob the Builder 

    this is sooooooooooooooo cool

  10. Blogger Andrew 

    Not cool for bikers, pretty slippy I'd imagine.

  11. OpenID ferd31366 

    I just want to know where I can purchase one for my road. If it slows them down I am all for it.

  12. Anonymous joe 

    i think there super empose. look at the picture of the guy, the shadows dont look right and the lighting on the guy does not mach the the back ground.

  13. Anonymous Pat 

    Definitely superimposed. Look at the traffic continuing as the guy works on laying the sticker on the road. Real work of that kind would be accompanying by cones and other traffic directing tools.

  14. Anonymous Anonymous 

    HAHA love it, best ad ever.

  15. Blogger ::..::..Moosabhai..::..:: 

    that is fkin INDIA!! everything is allowed here.... There are real 2 feet deep holes on the road every 2meters.. so drivers arent that scared any ways.... lol.. its nice!

  16. Anonymous Ant 

    I don't think they've been layered in, considering a quick google about pioneer suspension will confirm that in fact they did do these ads.

    They certainly wouldn't get away with it in Australia either.

  17. Blogger Adhir 

    Looks like a really bad idea to me..
    A disaster waiting to happen.

  18. Anonymous Antilos 

    Haha , first impression - wow ! Guys know how to cheer up )

    But they can plead guilty :)

  19. Anonymous jess 

    This is in India, there are no rules. The roads look like this without the stickers.

    If this were America, you bet there would be lawsuits before the stickers even touched the pavement.

    And for all the people who always say that images are photoshoped, (looking at you pat and joe)
    not everywhere does the traffic stop and workers get nice little plastic cones. Use your brain.

  20. Anonymous Anonymous 

    You can tell they aren't real

  21. Blogger otowi 

    I think it is clever advertising.

  22. Anonymous Anonymous 

    photoshopped

  23. Blogger Jaimie 

    wow.. i wonder if ppl drive their car out of the way lol

  24. Anonymous Anonymous 

    that feaked me out it looked real but is isnt

  25. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Totally irresponsible and clearly shows the disturbing value system of the client. I would not buy a product from a company that sees putting people at any risk as a viable risk to increase profits.

    I truly can't believe someone could be this stupid - and actually pay for it.

    Hey - why not a picture of a dead body! Surely that would work even better.

  26. Blogger Jared 

    Clint, shut up. You sound like an idiot. You are correct about the lawsuit thing, i would probably swerve. But when you start trying to sound tough and talking about the patriot act calling it terrorism you sound like a moron.

  27. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Sure they look real in these pictures, but I think in real life you would know these are stickers. A flat surface looks much different than a concave surface. I doubt the stickers are placed next to existing potholes.

    If you kill someone because of one of these advertisements, you should not drive ever again. I'd hate to see what happens when you go over train tracks.

  28. Blogger psalms19 

    I'm pretty sure that my mom would have crawled across these 'potholes' in order to cautiously maneuver them and not damage her car!!! this is really funny!!! lol!




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