Optical
illusion are images that use your EYES
to
confuse your BRAIN
Take
a look at this grid:
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Did you notice the small grayish dots between the
black boxes. They are not part of the drawing - they were put
there by your brain! Scientists call this "visual vibration."
Basically it means that when you see patterns of black and white,
your eye sometimes confuses the two and blends them into patterns
of gray that you see here. You are seeing something that is not
really there! |
This elephant is missing a leg...or is it? The artist confuses
his viewer by changing they way our brain is used to seeing
things. It seems the more you look at the elephant, the more
confusing it gets. |
Want to see the
gears move?
Look at the dot and then move your head towards the screen and away
from it.
This simple line drawing is titled, "Mother, Father,
and daughter" (Fisher, 1968) because it contains the
faces of all three people in the title.
How many faces can you find?
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Look at
the dots in the center. Which one is bigger?
Like many similar illusions, the dots are the same size...really!
It can be hard to tell because your eye uses the other dots to make
a comparison.
Check
out the spiral...except it is not a spiral, just circles.
Don't believe me? Use your finger to follow the fake spiral.
The tilt of the boxes fools your brain into believing it is a spiral.
Hey, this
is weird. It looks as though it's moving, but it's not.
The shapes confuse the eye (really the brain) into believing that
they are moving.
CLICK
HERE TO SEE ANOTHER AMAZING MOVING ILLUSION
