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illusions
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Pendulum Ball Illusion Is Hypnotic
Science Buzz This demonstration of a cool physics trick is probably the only way I'm ever likely to enjoy watching swinging balls.
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The Male/Female Contrast
Culture Buzz The only difference between these two faces is their degree of contrast. Yet the face on the left appears female and the one on the right looks male.
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Image: Clever Face Wash Ad
I see what you did there, Oxy. I'm surprised I haven't seen an ad like this before.
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Video: Floating Cube Will Work Only Once
Once you know how this works… it'll never work for you again. Your brain falls for the trick once but not twice.
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Video: Awesome Anti-Gravity Ramps
This little ICP miracle (how the f@#% does it work?) was in the top 10 finalists of the Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest 2010. (via Boing Boing.)
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Gob Bluth IRL
Culture Buzz In the illusion biz, a kickin' headshot & sweet card fans are the key to self-promotion. And let me just tell you, these guys not only specialize in card tricks, they're also great at making things disappear….like women.
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Living Paintings
Culture Buzz Similar to the Makeup Girl photograph that made the rounds of the Internet a couple of weeks ago, Alexa Meade's bodypainted models are a stunning exercise in artistic illusion. Reverse trompe l'oeil? (Via The Swedish Bed)
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Image: This Is Not PhotoShopped
This piece of art by Neil Dawson is called Horizons. It is located in New Zealand on “The Farm,” a large private art park owned by Alan Gibbs, a New Zealand businessman, entrepreneur, and art patron worth about $450 million dollars.
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Video: Nuts Illusion
Nothing to see here. Unless you want to have your mind blown by a crazy optical illusion! And really, who doesn't want that in these trying times? (Via.)
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Optical Illusion Interiors
Style Buzz Careful painting can give rise to optical illusions. The parking garage application of this new “technology” is actually very cool, and useful, too.
