As you may noticed, these two tables appear to have very different dimensions. In fact, the length of the green table is identical to the width of the red table. Also the length of the red table is identical to width of the green table. Quite impossible to believe, right? I attached another image to this post to show you that I was right (like I always am ;). Jump inside this post to see the proof! Very similar illusion can be found inside “relative sizes” category – “Table Tops Illusion“.
Wow! Amazing!Post more of these plz!!!!!!!1
Interesting…I would have never believed that without the lines.
The relative size of the tables is no illusion. They are different sizes. Proving they are the same size by showing false true lengths on a perspective drawing is a trick. It’s like saying the moon is the same size as a dime.
I’m sorry… but you’re using 2D lines to measure something 3D. It obviously distorts the distances.
Seen from any other point of view, this tables would have clearly different dimensions. At least that’s what my mind tells me.
interesting, that one really got me! Keep up the good work!!
wow
incorrect. dimensions are close but not exact. measurments should be taken parrallel to an edge.
But if you look at the table legs and how many of the squares on the carpet they cover, they’re different…
This is an wrong one, i think. The blue and yellow lines on the image should be along all the length (width) of the table, not fully vertical (horizontal) to give the actual measure of the table. The only illusion is that it might appear they haven’t the same size in the image, but they are not the same actual size.
I can’t explain it as I’d like to, because I’m spanish and my english is not very fluently :P
Anyway, you’re always on my iGoogle :D
the only problem with your rightness is that you are not completely right. the angles of the table and the lines are diffrent giving the idea that they are the same size. if you go from centerline to centerline on opposing sides the lines would be different.
I jumped in and even measured and they are not equal in any way
Interesting illusion…but I don’t know if I’m buying it! The blue line on the green table and the yellow line on the red table look slightly slanted. Shouldn’t they be straight up and down if they really are the exact same size?!?
I had to get out my ruler on this one. I thought, no way he’s right. You’ve proven me wrong again. Great illusion!
It’s hard to believe, but then you notice it’s true!
Good Illusion :D
Interesting. Observe that only the middles are the same. The edges of the tables are not the same due to the perspective. In other words, the blue and yellow lines used for comparison are of a different perspective than the tables. That’s what tricks your eye.
if you have a lcd screen try looking at the picture from near enough above the screen… meaning stand above your screen and look down at the image.. you will notice a big change in the image
THAT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME BECAUSE IF YOU COUNT THE TILES ON THE FLOOR THEY DONT MATCH
Wow, that’s confusing, but really cool!! Great illusion!!
Haha
That’s funny
They are very different, but so sammed…
Am i the only one who sees that the vertical lines are crooked?
well thats a pretty good illusion.. but it lacks interest..
Its obvious isn’t it?
The reason they dont look the same is because of the thicker parts south of the table tops, these make u think that the vertical part is a higher measurement and the horizontal art is a lower one
Ummm, No. This has got to be the worst “Illusion” ever. It’s Crap. C.R.A.P. Crap. Thanks anyways.
what the heck!?! thx to this site i no longer believe anything i see!
Hm, the wording the length is identical is not correct. The length/width of the tables is certainly not identical, but just their projected lengths as measured by pixels on the screens is. Nevertheless, a nice optical illusion, since its hard to tell you brain to think in pixels rather than in physical extensions, even if you know you should to this in this case ;)
Better yet, measure the four sides of each table, and you will find that the tables themselves are not square. Therefore, no claims that the length of one equal the width of the other can be supported, since neither table has a constant length or width!
You’re wrong. You can’t measure it the way you’re doing it. You’re not doing the measurement on the plane of the table tops. You need a “perspective ruler”.
One way to see that is counting the number of (squared) floor tyles. Clearly, for the green table/blue orientation you have 5 tiles between the feet of the table and for the red table/blue orientation you have 3 and 1/2.
Counting for the red table/yellow orientation you see again 3 and 1/2 tiles, meaning it is square. The green one clearly isn’t (5×2 and 1/4 ?)
Quite impossible??
na, you are simply missing the point of projected images.
I would have believed that ther is any illusion if the visible width of any table is same through out its height, and its not.
That means with your way of measureing width and heights all tables will show this effect. ha ha. Thats not optical illusion but ignorance in measurements:)…
I measured, I couldn’t get it. The yellow lines are closer to the same size than the blue ones (which were about 0.25″ different). But maybe that’s just me!
Yeah, these are the real illusions! It’s really amazing to see that seeing is not believing sometimes!
…. These things are so messed up! That’s awsome! I’m always suprised with these illusions.
tesko za vjerovati :)
Unbelievable for my eyes.
That doesn’t take perspective into account. Use just the shapes with no legs and see what we get.
*deleting the widget*
Hmm I guess… The distracting thing is that the tables are at different angles.
I don’t think it is an optical illusion – green one appears longer because the pixels are spaced far apart vertically than horizontally?
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now thats cool
awesome, very nicely done
This illusion is wrong… As the tables are angled from the point of view, the lines shouldn’t be horizontal/vertical but instead follow the angle of the table. If you draw the lines correctly, they aren’t of the same dimension.
UM… okay…great site, though!
this one sucks. by far the lamest “illusion” yet. (if thats what you can call it) BUSTED
cool first post! yeah i’ve seen this illusion in many forms elsewhere, but yeah it’s pretty cool!
an interesting, if familiar, concept. I’ve never seen one exactly like this before.
Wow. It’s another goodie!
i saw it straight away tbh…
saw it straight away tbh
they aren’t proportional. they are different sizes by the tiles on the floor and the legs. but the table tops are the same size.
I feel dumb I don’t get it!
The yellow lines match, but the blue lines DON’T match…
Wow!!It is so freak!!
lol awesome. That looks really weird.
tahts amazing it is the same
i thinks its a bit of a cheek changing it around i thought it would be like in the same place kinda thing
woah…
Wow!
Put my ruler up to the monitor!! So cool! How come when u rotate the pic, the red 1 doesn’t go rectangular and vice versa with the green one??
CONFUSED!!
:P
hmmm, green table, looking at the tile on the ground, is 5 squares in length. red table side to side is 3 and a half squares width. red table is 3.5 squares long. with the green being 2.5 wide. am imissing something here?
WHOA! That’s totally awesome! Hard to believe, but it’s true! I measured it!
…..wtf
Wow, this is pretty cool! :)
O_o…That was pretty cool
that is crazy. How is this made?
nice
This one is just too weird. I even measured the sides, and am still not convinced.
thats just insane
…cool
total balls. i measured haha, twisted the image and the red one still comes out more square.
yiaaaa!…..
:o
i am a table fan and this rulez!!!
chile!
huh weird..
Now THAT is an awesome illusion! I had to measure them myself to be sure! Thanks for putting up illusions that boggle the mind!
geze thats wierd
this doesnt seem possible but a quick flick of the ruler says ur (as always) right!but why, is it perspective, or just the different colours?
you are wrong…the dimensions of the two table are not vertical and orizontal (like you think) but are lean according to prospective’s rules…so the two table are different…
weird
that is cool
Cool!
*first comment*
F.W.
not if you measure the length camparing it to the pattern on the floor.. i dont know how to express it better. then they are not even.
its a cool illusion.. but if we used this way to measure stuff then we d have a problem…
*first comment dance*
that is seriously cool!!!
i got out a ruler and measured it…=D
WOW!Thats really clever,I would never of gest that the two tables are the same width.
Not with my rulers! There is 1/8 inch difference in both!
Dats crazy it did look impossible!!!!!!!!!!
dats hot!!!! it almost looked impossible.
the tables are not identical … if you use a ruler and measure the legths of the tables … the green one is 1/4 of and inch longer
i dont get thet at all! its really weird and confusing cuz the red table looks square and the green one a rectangle…
how can they be the same size?
I don’t know about that one the blue line definatley looks bigger on the green table
WOW
isnt a very good one
Nice try! Yes it is! :) :) :)
But, this seems to be a case of measurements applied without regard to perspective.
There’s actually about an 1/8″ difference on the green tables length and the red tables width but that’s still very good becuase the margin looks to be greater than that. The other dimensions are the same.
RE: TWIN TABLE OPTICAL ILLUSION.
Hi mate either you have really bad eye vison or you’re a bad illusionist , those 2 tables are NOT the same dimension in lenght and width and i can prove it too. I’d take the images of the screen if i were you, as its its just an in-correct ploy to attract people to whatever it is your advertising
I still find this hard to believe. that’s kinda crazy b/c they really look very different. Is it all b/c of perspective or does it have something to do with the background?
Wow, this is cool, I love these particular illusions. :)
thats awesome. you never cease to amaze me. keep on the good work.
thats amazing!
When you see it as a 2d-image, yes. But when you see it as a 3d-image, no. Our brain translates the height (blue line) of the green table to the depth, that’s why whe think it’s longer. When you look at the same blue line on the red table, our brain doesn’t need to translate this into depth, as it is not moving away from us.
Sorry for my bad English, hope you understand.
Emmer
wow that is so cool i actually cant belive it
Isso nem existe vc usou photoshop huahuahuahua ja entendi
what??!!!
i get how it works! the green table is farther off the ground, so it is bigger because it is closer, and the red table is down farther.
thats hard to believe!
The secret here is not to use perspective; the mesurements should be used in the plain image itself. This meas not to use the tiles on the floor to compare the tables.
Yes, the tiles show that the lengths and widths are actually different.
This is the equivalent of using a yard stick stuck upright in the sand to measure the distance of the ocean from the beach to the horizon. Still cool though!
Naruwan (“98th comment)
—–> great analogy!!!!!!!!!!!
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Vurdlak was merely showing that the lines are the same, in context. Obviously, if you wanted to know the actual 3-d length/width, you’d have to measure parallel to the sides of the table (as mentioned by Norhild 9th comment).
But this is why it’s an optical illusion people!!! ;-)
Regardless how you look at it, I still think this is great illusion and it’s a wonderful….dare I say, table conversation piece?
For this to be correct, you would need a birds eye view of the tables and measure them then. But good illusion.
Everyone who doesn’t beleive it needs to shut up and measure it for themselves. It is correct
well if you measure the length of a man in a photograph to be equal to the height of a mountain in the background and find them to be equal in size to be an illusion, then this one is too.
Awesomeness! <333
They are actually NOT the same dimensions. The blue line should not be going at a 90* angle on the page, but from the table’s edge, so it is not the length of the green table but in face falls short of the actual length. So even though the blue lines are the same size on the page, it should in face be longer on the green table, which it is not. The same can be said for the yellow line on the red table.
OK, break out your ruler……..this is a lie. The width is not the same as the length on either of them….. Don’t believe everything you see or read…. CHECK FOR YOURSELF!!!!
Ohhh. The same goes on the picture with the yellow and blue lines. The yellow lines are different sizes, as are the blue lines.
RUBBISH!!! if you look at the amount of patterned squares/tles between the width of the red and length of the green you can blatantly see that the green has far more than the red
It right.. But I just cant get my mind around it, it looks so wrong!
It’s correct. You can’t count by the tiles because the tiles get smaller as they go back. The tiles do not accurately show measurement.
It IS supposed to be going 90 degrees down because it measures perception and not actual length or width.
You guys are making stupid arguments that don’t apply with the rules of the illusion. It’s an illusion of optics and not one of actuality. The tables are very well different lengths and widths in reality but because of perception they look the same. That’s what the illusion is saying.
Wow you all look like fools…. The width is not affected by perspective…… you CANNOT compare width and lentgth by measuring the lines on your screen !!!!!!!! this is why it looks wrong but is “true”
Eh, i measure it and um… the lines are not the same length…
Nice Illusion. The objects in the picture are in an isometric view and the blue and yellow strips (in the 2nd photo) are two dimentional.
yea… not the same lenght… THAT is the illusion!! lol
instead of saying the width and length of the tables, it should have stated the width and length of the rhombus’. it’s the background percepting distance and angle making us think they are different sized tables
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are def, different diminsions this photo is a fraud
If you have an iPhone or similar phone, hold the phone about foot or so from your face then begin to tilt the screen downward slowly. At one point the shapes will be the same (visually to you). As you keep tilting the screen eventually the red table becomes more like a rectangle and the green table like a square.
Oh man, this 1 is troubling me. I saw it in a vid and googled it, but still don’t get what the illusion is supposed be, what is really happening, or what the crooked vertical lines are supposed to mean. I get that they are 2d lines on a 3d pic, but that’s about it…I need further help