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Eclectic Perambulations in the Noosphere

Rotating Brains

via psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

Disks appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009 (December 27)

Filed under  //   illusions  
Posted March 6, 2010
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Paradoxymoron

via youtube.com

 

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Posted March 1, 2010
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Birth of Saturn

Concentric rings appear to be spirals.  

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (February 15)

Filed under  //   illusions  
Posted February 25, 2010
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Mufflers

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009 (December 20)
via psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

Concentric rings appear to be distorted. In the gaps between rings, the Enigma effect is observed.


Filed under  //   illusions  
Posted February 22, 2010
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Optical illusions of color motion

Click on image to view this powerful illusion full size...

WARNING ! Anomalous motion illusions might make sensitive observers dizzy or sick. If you start to feel dizzy after seeing some images, please leave this page immediately !

Filed under  //   illusions  
Posted February 19, 2010
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Rain and Hail

via psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

When observers move their glasses up and down, the inset appears to move laterally

Filed under  //   illusions  
Posted February 18, 2010
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Eye Ball Spirals

via psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

 

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Posted February 13, 2010
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A Matter of Perspective...

                                       
Click here to download:
A_Matter_of_Perspective....zip (604 KB)

Filed under  //   humor   illusions   photography  
Posted February 11, 2010
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Crator illusion spirals

via psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

Concentric rings appear to be spirals.

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Posted February 7, 2010
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Tsumijikaze

via psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

tsumujikaze = whirlwind

Each ring appears to rotate.

Filed under  //   illusions  
Posted January 26, 2010
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