Incredible Optical Illusions (Part I)
By Village Mayor • Nov 2nd, 2008 • Category: Latest Post, WeirdIf you think you can always trust your eyes, think again! Our mind often plays tricks on us. Check this little collection of most popular optical illusions.
Oh, and I just found one incredible optical illusion that isn’t here on this list but I even had to open this picture in photoshop to check how can it be possible. After reading this post, don’t forget to check out this link: 30 Interesting Facts about Human Brain (at the very end of the article).
Snakes
(Image credits: seaniz)
“These complimentary colours create the appearance of movement in our peripheral vision as our eyes move across the image — notice the coil that you are looking at directly does not appear to move at all!” (seaniz)
Waving Coffee Beans
(Image credits: Travelin’ Librarian)
This is not an animation! It is a completely still image.
Stare at the center
(Image credits: noheat)
Just stare at the center, cool, huh?
Count the Black Dots
(Image credits: Johnny Vulkan)
Seen it many times, but those who haven’t can count the black dots 
Black Dot and Haze
(Image credits: iwishicoulddescribeittoyoubetter)
Keep staring at the balck dot. After a while… oh wait, it is written in the image
Rotating flowers
(Image credits: John Peterson)
Still image! Keeps rotating till you look at it directly.
Colour Illusion
(Image credits: Mike Young)
“In this illusion, the second card from the left seems to be a stronger shade of pink in the top picture. In fact they are the same colour, but the brain changes its assumption about colour due to the colour cast of the surrounding photo.”
Revolving Circles
(Image credits: Fibonacci)
“The two circles seem to rotate when the viewer’s head is moving back and forth while looking at the black dot.”
The Spinning Dancer
(Image credits: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
“Some observers initially see the figure as spinning clockwise and some counterclockwise. Additionally, some may see the figure suddenly spin in the opposite direction. The illusion derives from an inherent ambiguity from the lack of visual cues for depth”
It took me quite long to see her spinning in the opposite direction.
Which One is Bigger?
(Image credits: Fibonacci)
Very old and classical one. Those orange circles are the same size by the way.
John Lennon
(Image credits: Roebot)
Try looking at it as far away as possible and you will see him!
Hallucinations
Look at this video in full screen for a while, then look at the surroundings. This one is insane! No need of psychedelics anymore.
A comment from becibod:
“if u look at ur skin it is creeping and crawling and if u look at a friends face (or ur self if u wanna be really creeped out) it is even beter! try it”
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November 15th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
November 15th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
lol dude that stuff is awesome im doin dis 4 science project at skool
October 3rd, 2009 at 11:07 pm
OMG :0
sweet dreams or a beutiful nightmare eather way I I
this illusional stuff is just
gettin me delusional
but this is a koo website
and all the squares it hurts
muah eyes after awhile
Ki$$e$ to the newcomers
if I culd give you guys sum advice
it would be I am delusional and this is t00
wonn’t run away from you!!!!!!!!!!thats wut I mean
I love edward
Team edward
I luv boys whuu sparkle
my boyfriend is vampire
August 11th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
That John Lennon one is going to give me nightmares! I am scared now!
August 2nd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
woww this is kool and freaky too jus dat i didint see the video cause it looks like sumtin is gonna pop out :0 looolllz
July 6th, 2009 at 9:50 am
that was a weird trip and now i have headach lolz…. but the skull one’s gonna give me nightmares!!!
xxxx
June 11th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
THIS IS STUNNING!
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CHEERS
LOVELY
April 16th, 2009 at 8:41 am
wow it soooo ckool
April 4th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I was looking at the dancer and she kept changing directions! At first I only saw her spin one way, but after a while she kept going back and forth! freaky, these illusions.
March 11th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
dude that was freaking aswome i love the you tube one it made every thing i looked at do kinda of a wave motion
March 9th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
its like my eyes are spinnin after seeing this nice optical illusions..lolz..cool..
March 6th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
woah…. major headache now lolz
but that was kool… only one i didn’t get was the girl spinning… i could only see her spin one way O_o
February 11th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Were doin ths stuff @ skl nd OMG itz awsome
February 11th, 2009 at 9:43 am
they r cool
-x
February 8th, 2009 at 10:12 am
OMG they are so cool!!! that yuotube one didnt work for me though. wat was ment 2 happen???
January 30th, 2009 at 10:40 am
ok… ow… I have a headache now…
lol
thanx alot..
November 11th, 2008 at 1:37 am
really nice post