Smart-Kit Puzzles and Games » optical-illusion

Charlie Chaplin Optical Illusion

RK — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:29:45 +0000

Here is a mask of Charlie Chaplin that rotates. Notice that, no matter how hard you try, the hollow and concave rear of the mask eventually becomes a convex golden face that spins counterclockwise. Pretty cool, give it a try:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Here’s another great optical illusion that will play major tricks on your mind. And if you haven’t seen some of Felice Varini’s work yet, check out this brain art.

Cool optical illusions by Felice Varini

RK — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:16:00 +0000

Haven’t done a brain art post in a while, so figured I’d put up some pictures of Felice Varini’s incredible work. Note that these images were not ‘photoshopped’, nor do they use painted glass.

Click here to see an animation of a large scale Varini illusion done in a warehouse type setting, and then click here to see the secret behind the amazing effect.

If you’d like to view more of his work, you can visit his website here.

Cool Optical illusion and mind trick

RK — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:08:03 +0000

Crazy as this may seem, those little beans below are not moving!

(found here: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Pages)

A crooked square?

RK — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:08:23 +0000

In this neat optical illusion, is the blue line in the middle a perfect square?

(Imagine looking at this thing while intoxicated?!?)