Miniature Sun for Your Pocket

(5 votes)

This is really beautiful picture which I just received in my mailbox. The girl is holding a sun on her palm, just like it was a marble. Amazing! I always loved those illusions that simply looked nice, regardless the illusion level. More similar can be found in flickr category, as well as in relative sizes [...]

Site News and Funny Money Trick

(1 votes)

I need your help, guys and gals! As you see, I’ve made some changes to the comment form at the bottom of every post. I had major spam problem last few weeks. Spam was always present, but never in this amount. It came to this, that I received about 1000 spam comments per day! Because [...]

Table and Stools

(4 votes)

Try figuring out what is the illusion with this seemingly ordinary dinning table. Think a little harder! If you think you found the possible solution, jump inside the article, and see the solution. Marvelous :) Other similar illusions you might like: Kissing a Sphinx, Olivio Barbieri, Office Pranks, Relative Nuns… and more here.

Müller-Lyer Illusion Proof

(6 votes)

This version of Müller-Lyer Illusion is presented with ruller in background, and shows that often impossible can be possible. I’m sure you’ve seen this illusion before in our “Relative Sizes Category“, but if you haven’t, you can now see for sure that both lines are of the same length (eventhough they don’t appear like that)!

Fountains Abbey Church Illusion

(7 votes)

Here is another illusion that Dave Barlow sent us! He photographed this obelisk infront of the church during his holidaya at Fountains Abbey, UK. It looks as if the obelisk is as tall as the church. But be aware that it’s just an illusion! Infact, church is 10 times higher! Jump inside this article to [...]

Office Pranks

(7 votes)

Do you have same problems with your “Big Boss”? Hehehe these guys know how to make their coffe break interesting, thats for sure! Another relative sizes illusion for you!

Toy World by Olivio Barbieri & Miklos Gaál

(7 votes)

If your memory serves you right, and if you are frequent visitor of Mighty Optical Illusions, you will remember our previous post titled: “Model World by Olivio Barbieri“. This set of pictures was taken with same tehnique, that makes real-life pictures of Las Vegas and other big cities look like scaled model, or some kind [...]

3 Little Piggies Went To Market…

(9 votes)

Beacause of the picture’s depth, it appears that the pigglet behind is bigger then two little ones in the front. Try not looking at the background, and you’ll notice that all three pigs are of exact same size. Only first pig (down-left) is bigger then others. I decided to put this illusion up, because it [...]

Model Church by David Gee

(5 votes)

Dave Gee sent in one of his cool photo creations. Obviously he took inspiration from Model World by Olivio Barbieri post. Here is what David wrote: “Hi, love the website. Here is a picture I made of a church inspired by ‘Model World by Olivo Barbieri’ which you put up last month. I just got [...]

Mad Hatter Strikes Back

(3 votes)

If I told you that this guy’s cylinder is as wide as it is tall, would you think I was crazy? Well, as hard as it is to believe this, I am actually telling the truth. Use some kind of measuring software, and you’ll see the results for yourself. Mad Hatter has fooled us once [...]