(122 votes)
When I receive exactly the same optical illusion from different people in very short timeframe, it usually means this particular item has recently become viral around the net. Illusions such as “Whose hugging whom?“, “What’s with them Legs?” and today’s photo are perfect example of viral illusory photos. Check out the oldboy in the below [...]
(54 votes)
Google, a company (once) known for it’s “Don’t be Evil” corporate motto, has a fun practice of regularly replacing its homepage logo with various doodles. Earlier this month, exactly 160 years have passed since birth of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Ramón y Cajal’s pioneering investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain made him the father [...]
(74 votes)
Last year I saw this Hollywood movie starring James Franco, called “127 Hours“. It goes about a mountain climber who becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone somewhere in Utah. In order to survive, he then resorts to desperate measures. It was an ok time-waster for me as I appreciate Franco’s talent, but there [...]
(216 votes)
Another popular one – and quite unnerving if you’ve never seen it before! Here’s what I want you to do: close your left eye and just focus your right eye on the tiny static circle on the left of the screen. At some point the big circle will disappear as it crosses your ‘blind spot‘. [...]
(73 votes)
Few years ago, researches from the London University discovered that schizophrenics are not that easily fooled by visual illusions. Even though their illness sometimes makes it difficult for them to distinguish fact from fiction, the study showed that they can see right through some optical illusions. What is so interesting about this finding is that [...]
(370 votes)
How many red balls can you count in this photo below? Take a brief moment and count before you continue. Did you say there were five red balls? Are you absolutely positively certain? Recount again. Can you see another? Look closer. Are you positive there are only five balls? The longer you look at the [...]
(83 votes)
After Sandro Del Prete started the trend with his Folded Chessboard, many artists (inspired by his work) made an effort to recreate similar works based on Sandro’s idea. David Macdonald’s modern attempt even managed to surpass the original in internet popularity, and Megafon’s promotional poster went even further! But if you ask me, I’m almost certain none of [...]
(74 votes)
As always, greeenpro continues to amaze us with his regular optical illusion video creations. One of his latest flicks includes a spooky coffee can that follows you as you move across the room. If you never saw this effect in action before, I promise you’ll be amazed! Think it all started with the Little Green [...]
