By Vurdlak on March 11, 2009, with 168 Comments
I have found something interesting today. As you see, the continuous animation on your left, pictures three grayish rods traveling up and down – indefinitely. Optical illusion produced here, makes my brain think the rods are also traveling to the right, altogether moving in a zigzagged direction. Am I the only one experiencing this? Do I have your support, or have I gone completely mad? Please tell me. Those black and white tiles located inside our little rods, surely appear often! It can’t be they are there by mistake. It’s funny how often we meet them. They were also present in our last illusion (funny building), if I’m not mistaken. Hope someone creates similar animations using this technique – there could be few more interesting results, don’t you think? Credit for this animation goes to Scott Henderson from Cool Illusions.
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If you look at the image with your peripheral vision, you will be able to experience the Zig Zag Motion.
The rods are only moving up and down but the black and white tiles make it seem as if they are moving in a zig zag.
Its not just you, I see it to and its weird. >.<
actually the motion of the black and white tiles make it look like it goes right
this is gorgeous!!! wow!!! he is right it is like the rods are moving right to left
The truth is, that the rods are just moving up and down.