Is the Green Flash Fact or FictionAll At SeaDoes it really happen or is it just anoptical illusion? Not to be confused with the Fools Flash; which is simply the greenish after-image burned into your retina by looking directly at the sun. The Green Flash is tied up with so much mystery and myth...
Doug Wheeler'Infinity Environment' Piece Shows What Infinity Is LikeHuffington PostThe curved walls and angled lighting minimized shadows, giving theillusionthat we were staring into a continuum. With novisualreference points anywhere in the room, my eyes flickered about, desperate for something to focus on; it was impossible to...and more »
Daily MailWindmills of your mind:Optical illusionthat proves the brain sees things...Daily MailBy Rebecca Seales Look at it for a moment, and this brain-bafflingoptical illusionwill begin to spin before your eyes. But what your brain believes is a spiral is actually just four concentric circles. The tiny squares which make up each circle...
Daily MailJessica Wright gets a little help with her curves in aoptical illusiondresDaily MailThe 26-year-old was seen arriving at the Whitebull pub in Loughton, Essex, last night in the design which is known as a theoptical illusiondress. It's not that Jessica needs any help to make the most of her curvy body but nevertheless she still...
Our eyes thinkoptical illusionsare as bright as real lightio9Optical illusionslike the one at the top of the page may not actually be bright, but our brains— and now it seems our eyes — think they are. This radial sunburst illusion is known as the Asahi figure, and the researchers analyzed people's eyes...
MyFox HoustonOptical Illusion: Flying People Above NYCMyFox HoustonOnly $4000… read more, see the pics: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/30/boxx-electric-bike/"Three human shaped RC planes were flown around New York City to create theillusionof people flying. Lots of fun." Apparently this was done to promote a new...
CrazyOptical IllusionAlbum Covers RevealedGigwiseIn our new countdown, we've put together a run down of the craziestoptical illusionalbum covers out there, kicking off with Animal Collective's 2008 effort,'Merriweather Post Pavilion'. Our countdown also feature two awesome covers from Soulwax...
Gadget WikiOptical IllusionWatch from TokyoflashGadget Wikiby Matthew Williams | Watch Gadgets | 9 hours ago When is anoptical illusionnot anoptical illusion? Sounds like a trick question, doesn't it? The answer is“when it's the face of a watch”. If you're thoroughly confused, allow me to explain.
Optical illusionthescore.comBy TheScore.com January 30, 2012 There was a lot of talk this weekend pointing at the All-Star Game in a sort of derogatory sense, that true hockey fans were somehow above the game. Of course, more hockey fans I know watched hockey's All-Star Game as...
KUNCDeception Diet: HowOptical IllusionsCan Trick Your AppetiteWBURTake the Delboeuf effect, anoptical illusionfirst documented in 1865. It starts with two dots of equal size. But surround one dot with a large circle and the other dot with a small one, and suddenly the second dot looks bigger.Trick Your Appetite WithOptical IllusionsThe Daily mealall 12 news articles »
Shake Your HeadOptical IllusionWill Require Aspirin AfterwardsGizmodoIf you look intensely at these black bars, you will just see black bars. But if you shake your head, you will see an image. See? No. Shake it again. Yes? OK. Have fun until you get a headache. Now I can recommend you shake the window instead.and more »
Tokyoflashoptical illusionwatch will make your eyes crossCNETThe KisaiOptical Illusionwatch is the latest geeky accessory from Tokyoflash, and at first glance, the face of the watch just looks like a dizzying maze of lines. But of course, there's more than meets the eye. As with the Magic Eye images,...Tokyoflash KisaiOptical Illusionwatch is more than meets the eye, smells...EngadgetCrazyoptical illusionwatch tells time, but only if you know how to lookTeccaTokyoflash Kisai Touchscreen Watch: Telling Time withillusionsBrunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fmall 6 news articles »
Touchscreen Watch Tells Time WithOptical IllusionsGeekosystemThe new Tokyoflash KisaiOptical IllusionLCD watch is tops at that, displaying the time via anoptical illusionthat— if I'm any indication of“normal” — takes a bit of training to learn to read, but no training to appreciate.Look! It's a Sailboat—Wait, No, It's 4:15Gizmodoall 2 news articles »
Technabob (blog)Tokyoflash KisaiOptical IllusionLCD Watch: Now You See It Now You Don'tTechnabob (blog)Their latest watch, the KisaiOptical Illusion, plays with diagonal lines to make you see the time. The limited-edition KisaiOptical Illusionis a touchscreen alarm watch, with time, date, alarm, and EL backlighting. You'll need keen eyes to make out...TokyoflashOptical IllusionwatchUbergizmo (blog)I Want ThisOptical IllusionWatchGizmodo AustraliaTokyoflash KisaiOptical IllusionWatchGeeky gadgetsall 11 news articles »
Optical IllusionStreet Art Installation Recreates City StreetsPSFKDeconstructing Ways by Isidro Blasco is an installation that creates theillusionof a new street being etched into the corner of two alleys. With the introduction of something entirely new, we become more aware of our surroundings.
Independent OnlineHow birds useoptical illusionto woo femalesio9But as Dr. Kelley told BBC News, there's some logic to that:"One possible explanation is that thevisual illusionmakes the display court look smaller, so that any objects displayed over the court appear larger than in reality, and therefore that male...Design andIllusion, to Impress the LadiesNew York TimesOrnithologists Determine that Male Bowerbirds are Probably TrickstersJezebelall 6 news articles »
Trend:Optical IllusionDressingPlatform OnlineBut our saviour comes in the form of a fabulous trend that combines crafty colour blocking andoptical illusiontailoring. What better present could the fashion industry give us?! This beautiful and blessed trend to trickle down following Stella...
BBC NewsMale bowerbirds'benefit fromoptical illusions'BBC News"One possible explanation is that thevisual illusionmakes the display court look smaller, so that any objects displayed over the court appear larger than in reality, and therefore that male is interpreted as a better mate," said Dr Kelley.Bowerbird Bachelor Pads With BestIllusionSnag MatesLiveScience.comBowerbirds use bachelor-padillusionsto snag matesmsnbc.comIn birds, masters ofillusionare lucky in loveDAWN.comCosmos -Science Careers Blog (subscription)all 28 news articles »
10Optical IllusionDishesThe Daily mealHave you ever been presented with a dish that looks like one thing and turns out to be another? How about a dish that you can't identify as food at all? Take for example a cake that appears to be a standard frosted layer cake, but when you're presented...
This amazingoptical illusionvideo will make a man's head disappeario9I've seen some pretty awesomeoptical illusionvideos in my time, and I'm calling it now: this is the best one yet. We've talked about the blind spot before, but a concept this awesome deserves a second look, particularly when combined with such a...
