Men on The Bridge Illusion

Before you ask, yes… this picture, by Rob at the What Is It? Blog, is Photoshopped; that’s not the illusion here. Instead, it’s the fact that the man on the right, the one that looks so gigantic, is the exact copy of man on the far left. So why does he look so much bigger than the original one, you might ask? Simply because the lines mess with our brain’s perception of size.

If you think this picture somehow looks familiar, sans the illusion part, you’re probably right. It’s actually a famous picture of bridge painters hanging from the wires of the Brooklyn Bridge near the end of the construction phase. You can even see the skyline of Lower Manhattan in the background – can you imagine how different that skyline must look these days? Those of you who live in New York know exactly how true that is.

17 Replies to “Men on The Bridge Illusion”

    1. had my official diploma promotion, so was occupied with the preparations etc, won’t happen again ;D

  1. Congratulations on earning your diploma!

    I wouldn’t worry about skipping a day. Has anyone asked for a refund? I didn’t think so! ;-)

    1. Congratz.
      And dont worry about skipping a few days .
      What you post is always Great .Thanks ♥

  2. If it’s been photoshopped then how can we know that the bigger guy (who appears twice in this photo) hasn’t been misplaced and that the perspective effect is in fact not an effect at all but the result of a larger version of this man (also appears bottom left) with no respect for perspective or size ratio?

  3. Wrong. Wrong Wrong.

    The man on the right is larger than the man on the left.

    Click on the picture and drag it over to line up the two men. The man on the right is bigger!!

    1. Actuallu, they are the same. Try crossing your eyes until they meet on top of eachother.

  4. Its crazy how our brains our wired to think the lines form a completely uniform grid, so we get really messed with when the lines are not uniform

  5. THE MAN IN THE FOREFRONT IS THE ONLY MAN ON THE CLOSER ANGLED STRINGERS WHILE THE MEN IN THE BACKGROUND ARE ON THE VERTICAL STRINGERS AND ON A DIFFERENT MAIN SUPPORT.

  6. I’m glad with you skippng days. I was on a trip and didn’t have time to go on their computer. I like this illusion!

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