Black Hole Sun Optical Illusion

Johan Streulens created this interesting effect. He sent me an animation which was too big to post on the site, but never the less this screen-shot still gives you an interesting experience. This is what Johan wrote: “This is an experiment with illusion. I just move the same picture up and down“. If you look at the center of the “black hole“, it will appear to expand and maybe you’ll get impression it’s pulling you in. I sure did! I’m still in Greece, but on Monday I should be back home. Enjoy this article, and please share with your friends.


56 Replies to “Black Hole Sun Optical Illusion”

  1. im the first person! who cares tho? this black hole thing is cool! its weird, i felt kinda weird staring at it. its still cool. does anyone else feel creeped out when they lok at it?

    >>>>>>>>> Lenny

  2. For an “experiment,” it’s really awesome! I kind of felt like the black hole was pulling me in, but it appeared more fuzzy as it got larger.

  3. Dude, Im reading this on the 12th of October but this says the 13th, well, i didn’t see the sun part of this illusion.

  4. Dude! I put this on my desktop and accidentaly found this out… Try staring at the center for half a minute or a minute, then look at a white wall… It just wont go away!!! Scary for a while.

    Tom

  5. No! No luck with this one Vurdlak. I usually agree with you but not on this one.

    Why doesn’t he (or you) just put it on YouTube and link from here? Would avoid any fannying about. Then you can link to this blog via YouTube and get more hits.

  6. i love this illusion. the rainbow pattern is cool to. enjoy the rest of your holiday in greece!
    fan of the site

  7. Hi and sorry to spoil it for you folks but the illusion only works depending on your computer monitor! It will only work great on LCD’s Laptops etc It discards some colours at low and high angles.

    Still good mind!

    Spence

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  9. It didnt work for me? It starting get bigger and like it was pulling me in then all of a sudden it just went smaller again and nothing really happened ??

  10. This would be a good hypnosis induction picture, gaze a few minutes, that’s good. Back to the photo, relax, that’s good beack to the photo, yes you are sinking, relax and read my lips……relax, enjoy the peace of the moment. Ahh — back to the photo……

  11. C’mon, people, it’s not supposed to be animated. The animation is in your EYES and in your BRAIN. Stare at it for as long as you can, and experience some self-hypnosis.

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