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It’s easy enough to add pixelated characters to any photograph using Photoshop, but when you opt to inject classic video game characters into real life without photo manipulation, that takes a little more thought and effort. That’s why DeviantArt user ChozoBoy’s pixelized Samus Aran and Chozo Metroid costumes are so darn impressive whether viewed in [...]
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A shadow sculpture is an art piece that is not seen by viewing the actual materials that create the sculpture, but by viewing the shadows reflected from the sculpture. Some of the most famous artists in this realm are Tim Noble and Sue Webster, who we have featured on the site more than once, and [...]
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Throughout the ages, man has tried to better understand our closest celestial neighbor through myths and science. Our knowledge of the moon has changed over and over again as we learn more and more about the crater-covered satellite. And research is still changing what we believe. Earlier this month, a report was released, showing that [...]
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The idea might be old, but the execution isn’t! Whether or not you had the privilege to see our ancient painted trucks (both fake and real ones), vans or buses – you have to admit that the illusion works. Perhaps in one of the best examples yet, company under the name of Liskey used this [...]
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Pareidolia is what happens when someone sees the Virgin Mary in a piece of toast or Jesus in Google Earth. Essentially, it is the result of our minds taking a random image or sound and turning it in to something more significant. Some scientists, like Carl Sagan, speculate that this message is hard-wired into our [...]
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Perhaps you already encountered this photo before, as it became viral across the interwebs in the past few weeks. Can you explain why does the shadow of this volcano look like a triangle? The Mount Teide volcano itself does not have the strictly pyramidal shape like its geometric shadow might suggest. NASA explained it like [...]
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Regular readers may remember that I was planning a trip Universal Studios shortly after posting my recent forced perspective article. While these pictures from a previous trip to the park may not technically involve forced perspective, it still was fun to be able to take interactive photos with the cartoon characters from The Simpsons. My [...]
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About one month ago, I posted a 3D chalk drawing by Tracy Lee Stum featuring the classic Milton Bradley game of Mouse Trap. Since so many of you liked her artwork, I figured you’d enjoy getting to see another one of her 3D chalk drawings, only this time of a mummy escaping his/her tomb. I [...]
