41 Replies to “Tricky Basketball Illusion”

  1. That’s hilarious, but too bad he overshot. I expect better performance from my statues in the clutch moments. :)

  2. vcoolio-

    how is this not an illusion? take a spin around this site and tell me again that that’s not an illusion! it’s got perspective, which is enough to make it one, but just look around cause i agree that some of them aren’t exactly illusions, but THIS one definetly is!

  3. the “solid guy” is lenin and the picture is taken in moscow…they have a basketball ring near the statue, so yeah..

  4. Below I have listed the six definitions of the word illusion. This picture certainly qualifies in a couple of the categories.

    1.
    something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
    2.
    the state or condition of being deceived; misapprehension.
    3.
    an instance of being deceived.
    4.
    Psychology. a perception, as of visual stimuli (optical illusion), that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality.
    5.
    a very thin, delicate tulle of silk or nylon having a cobwebbed appearance, for trimmings, veilings, and the like.
    6.
    Obsolete. the act of deceiving; deception; delusion.

  5. in my city there’s a statue of this guy in the similar pose, and his right arm is pointing to a public WC in the nearby park

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