When I announced that you can expect more classy optical illusions in the future, this is just what I had in mind. Before we start, I’d like to thank Xaver Nitsch for creating this original optical illusion just for us! Now, I’m perfectly aware we already had dozen of relative sizes illusions. We even had a very similar one including Range Rovers. BTW, this is where Xaver probably got his inspiration in the first place… But wait! This one is different. I won’t explain it though, I’m just gonna ask you a simple question – Which one of these three Audi’s (R8) do you think is the largest? Don’t rush, take your time. I have included an expandable solution just below the original image. When you think you know what is going on here, you may expand the box containing the answer. Be aware that the answer image is actually an animation. Wait for a few seconds before it starts. What do you think of this illusion now? Was this what you expected?
Which one is largest? - Illusion of 3 Audi's
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Really unexpected. And the animated solution is elegant. Thanks.
Wow, the answer was nothing that i thought! Cool. Nice work
wow thats cool
unexpected, very nice!
Wow, I just assumed it was another “show three identical images in a vanishing point perspective to make the back one look larger than the front one” type of illusion.
But I had NO IDEA that the back one was actually SMALLER than the front one.
Really well done!
i thought the middle one was the biggest, but the front just barley is, nice touch on the animated solution as well, just a note, when i clicked it, it was allready in mid animation. you may want to have the animation start by clicking on the “show solution” button rather then having it automatically start when the page loads.
Good one! I love my Audi, by the way, they are excellent cars.
I never expected the first one to be the largest.
Egad — the universe doesn’t make sense anymore.
Can someone please explain this mystery to me? I am totally stumped.
karen
I’ll cry “foul” on this one!
Half of the leading car wasn’t shown in the original picture, which unfairly limited our perception unfairly. However, the full outline is shown in the animation.
The animated solution therefore “cheats”, as it adds unknown (to the viewer) information to the original image. We obviously can’t assess what we can’t see! Very poor.
Hmmm… the cars aren’t evenly spaced, so you see a little more of the middle car, making it look bigger? and the front car is partly out of the frame, making it look smaller?
@ausGeoff: measure the distance from the bottom of the front tire to the steering wheel. no cheating!
Strictly speaking, if it was a real picture, the one in the back would be the largest.
i knew it wuld be the 1st one but i couldnt see it
all r same
I was not entirely sure why the animations that were closer on screen turned down and why did it leave certain tid bits around
My observation took me too a totally different conclusion. This shows us that your eyes can really be deceving and it can make your mind think something that is not true.
OK I thought the 3rd one was bigger because of a perspective/riddle thing but not at all because it looks bigger. And further I keep re-playing the solution because I’m still not convinced
Great illusion, but I don’t get it why the car in the back is the smallest… Awesome…