By Vurdlak on September 3, 2008, with 160 Comments
So you see a cat, big deal – I can spot it as well. But did you know, that if you move back from your computer screen, you will see a completely different animal?! In order to see the photo in it’s other form, I recommend standing 3 or more meters away from your screen. Do you see what is the illusion now? If you are regular visitor, you will remember this isn’t the first time we post Hybrid Images on our weblog. If memory servers me correctly, the first one was with Albert Einstein and Marylin Monroe, following Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide, Dolphin Car, Hybrid Collection and others. Can you remember if there were others as well? Would be cool! By the way, Aude Oliva and Antonio Torralba have created this flick back in 2006. You may also enjoy: Thatcher or Blair optical illusion.
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Umm is it a dog?
1st comment!!
Wow! Really nice one!
no idea.
I’m getting a seal or an otter…
a seal?
Is it a kitten then a cougar?
woo 2nd comment
i think its a pug
it’s a pug dog..
I don’t see another animal…only a “hint” of a cougar…
yep its a pug
you have to squint a little
Can’t see anything but a cat :(
Perhaps I need to go farther than 3 meters… I’ll try later
Doesn’t work with me.
At all.
Just to verify: I stand next to it and I see a cat with gingery hair except grey on the nose. I see the same from as far away as my room and passage let me go.
I kinda got a lop-eared bunny. It’s kinda like those 3-d pics you stare at and I never get those.
woof woof
I see only a Cat..
i have no clue what it is…it still looks like a cat to me…
1st 2nd!
i think it is
2nd comment!!!
Umm…I still see a cat.
Maybe a pug… I’m not sure ^^’
Oh god! that’s good one! Its nose is actually tongue. if u don’t see it, try to look behind it, and u wont see it clearly, but it helps you. that’s how i got it.
Sorry, Seigneur, can’t see anything — my eyes must be too old or I’m colourblind! :-{
Yes, I see a dog aswell. A little one. Not bad. The mouth moves up a little and the dark spot between the eyes becomes the nose.
It is indeed a dog, and to be mor specific: bulldog
This effect has to do with something called “spatial frequency” which is comparable to the resolution of an image. Normally we see everything with high spatial frequency, because the visual system uses its best acuity. For that reason we don’t see low spatial frequencies if they are covered by high spatial frequencies. If we move away from the image, it is as if you decrease the size of the image. The visual system cannot process the high spatial frequencies anymore (the details become too fine), thus we see the lower spatial frequencies we would normally not see and they reveal: A dog.
You can make one yourself with photoshop: Take two identical pictures of yourself, one where you smile, one where you look angry. Then blur the angry face a lot and use the option “high pass” on the happy face. Overlay them on top of each other (average) and voilà!
Is not quite so beautiful, but works great.
i cant see it…lol
It is a very cute dog. However you can see a pair of eyes within the eyes, if that makes sense.
i think its a seal
or maybe a dog
or a walrus?
i think so. . .it looks like…mmm that`s all i see
a dog or i also see ort of an owl..
yes it is a dog if you move away from the screen and close up its a cat
I also think it’s a dog…
It looks to me like a pug, I believe. I couldn’t really see it until I moved away and crossed my eyes a little, but it got really clear then.
Cool! I see a cat up close and a dog farther out. But is it just me, or does someone else see a Native American dude?
All I saw was a cat.
If I stand back and squint so my vision blurs, I suppose it could look like a Yorkshire Terrier, otherwise, it just looks like a cat to me!
I see an owl, roommate sees a pug. That’s pretty awesome.
Is it a Bulldog????????
Is it a Bulldog?
a rabbit??
hm, either a koala or a pug
the first thing a family member said when walking in the room was “is that a cat or a dog?”
XPP
owl?
OH SHO CUt
Tip: move away and blur youy eyes.
ya its a pug!
I don’t see the animal…
That sucks, you cant get far enough away from the screen to see any difference. even from 3M. from the side it could be a Puppy, or maybe even a human but the cat in it is still strong
Jup, I guess it’s a dog. interesting
For those who are lazy, crossing your eyes works. ;)
I can just take off my glasses, and it works. X3
Awesome illusion!
It’s a bulldog!! Cool!!!
I don’t see ANYTHING!!!!!
Its a Pug, with its tounge sticking out
i think its an otter?
4 meters and I still see a cat… maybe a cat without ears, but not another animal :(.
Is it a seal?
ummi dont really see anythihng just a cat=/
I think it’s a bulldog
Mmmm, I don’t see it…
i think so… it looks like a dog mmm thats all i see
I still see a cat.
I can either see what looks like a mountain lion or if I blur my vision a pug.
try squinting too…
I believe it is supposed to be a pug puppy. had to get like 12 ft away to see it though.
an owl!
..right?
only saw a cat still from 15 ft away
Bulldog puppy with its tongue sticking out?
Maybe a otter?
i see a doggie
it might be a bigger cat
Well you have to look from VERY far (about 5 meters), so that it becomes clear enough.
It’s a smaller cat. No, wait. It is a cat that is further away?
you have to really far to see it…..
I keep on just seeing the cat! :(
What’s the other animal?
It does look like a pug!
seal? (don’t know if this the exact spelling though)
I don’t see it that clearly to be honest
Just saw the filen ame of the image, this makes me change my answer to dog ;-)
maybe a seal???
yep..
it’s an ostrich!!!! i think
Poutti
aaaw i cant see anything :(