optical illusions
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Optical Illusion Of The Day: Are These Cars Different Sizes?
Who doesn’t like having their brain momentarily confused by carefully concocted visual stimuli? Makes you feel mortal… well, it makes your mind feel mortal. Check out this photo from psychologist Richard Wiseman’s blog, Quirky Mind Stuff.
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These Wild Hidden Pictures Could Protect The Money Of The Future
We’d all be printing money if it were easy, and that’s why government folks try so hard to make it hard. This crazy visual effect could be the latest trick up their anti-counterfeiting sleeves. And man is it awesome to watch.
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Watch Water Bend Like You Never Imagined It Could
Our favourite mind-warping illusionist Brusspup has a slick new trick to wrap your raisin brain around: water flows normally and then — BOOM! — it warps and twists and bends like you never imagined water could when sound hits it. How does this happen?
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Your iPhone Already Sort Of Has A 3D Display
A three-dimensional projection display is always one of those features teased in the least believable “next iPhone” leaks, but it turns out your phone already has one, sort of. With a couple of prisms and an optical illusion called “pepper’s ghost”, just about any screen can summon up 3D graphics.