Size and Distance
Some of the most well known types of illusions, those based on the brain's tendancy to measure the size that something appears based on how far away it is can produce some extremely convincing tricks of the eye.
Category: Size and DistanceEye test illusion
Added: February 12, 2013 |
15 comment(s)When you first look at this optical illusion image it is difficult to determine what exactly you are looking at. Here we have a black oblong shaped box with some strange white shapes inside it resembl...
Category: Size and DistanceSlanted house illusion
Added: February 12, 2013 |
8 comment(s)Tobias Thierer took this photograph of a house on Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand. You might be forgiven for thinking that the people who live there would have difficulties getting in and out o...
Category: Size and DistanceSphere Sizes
Added: February 12, 2013 |
17 comment(s)This picture shows two spheres in a brick cul-de-sac, but how large is the sphere in the foreground compared to the sphere in the background ? Another example of the Ebbinghaus illusion these two sphe...
Category: Size and DistanceLeaning Tower Illusion
Added: February 12, 2013 |
22 comment(s)These two images of the Leaning Tower of Pisa are identical but if you look at them closely you'll notice that the tower on the right appears to be leaning more than the one on the left even though th...
Category: Size and DistanceTrain Tracks
Added: February 12, 2013 |
12 comment(s)On this picture of some train tracks there are two horizontal bars. Which one is longer ? While the topmost one appears to be longer than the one at the bottom the truth is they are both the same leng...
Category: Size and DistanceTable Size Illusion
Added: February 12, 2013 |
16 comment(s)These two tables in this image by Roger Shepard appear to be different sizes, the one on the left is oriented vertically and seems to be longer and thinner. Remarkably, both tables are actually exactl...
Category: Size and DistanceEbbinghaus Illusion
Added: February 12, 2013 |
6 comment(s)The Ebbinghaus Illusion, also known as Titchener circles is an image of two circles with additional circles around them. In this case the orange circle on the left is surrounded by large blue circles ...
Category: Size and DistanceFloating Circle
Added: February 12, 2013 |
14 comment(s)The circle in the middle of this picture looks as though its floating above the background. It looks like the blurring on the pattern of the circle creates the illusion that it is closer to your eyes ...
Category: Size and DistanceHot dog Space Shuttle
Added: February 12, 2013 |
15 comment(s)A classic example of an illusion involving near and far away objects so that the larger distant object appears smaller than the object in the foreground. In this case the photographer is pictured with...
Categories
Popular Illusions
May 26, 2009To see the Jesus illusion in action, stare at the four dots ...
September 22, 2009This afterimage is based on one one of the most recent inter...
May 29, 2009A modern alternative to the Jesus Illusion, this one uses an...
May 25, 2009Perhaps the best place to start in our trip through the worl...
June 4, 2009The question here is straight forward enough - what is this ...
May 28, 2009What is this a picture of ? At first glance it may appear th...
September 8, 2009This classic illusion consists of a series of shelves attach...
May 26, 2009This image is completely stationary however when you look at...
Top Commented
May 26, 2009To see the Jesus illusion in action, stare at the four dots ...
June 4, 2009The question here is straight forward enough - what is this ...
May 28, 2011Naile sent us this drawing of a rather unusual temple, while...
May 29, 2009A modern alternative to the Jesus Illusion, this one uses an...
May 29, 2009As per the instructions included in this afterimage, try sta...
May 26, 2009Artist Octavio Ocampo created this piece of artwork of scene...
January 31, 2012Here's an illusion that's sure to give you a headache. Try s...
September 22, 2009This afterimage is based on one one of the most recent inter...