Monday, July 18, 2011

Optical illusion #1: The Ball

This time I'd like to show you an amazing optical illusion I've recently found.

Here's the link to it: CLICK ME!

First, take a look at the ball. It will appear to fall straight from top to bottom.
Then look at the blue circle in the top right part of the page. The spinning disc will seem to change
its fall direction and "fall" leaning towards the left side.
To be honest, I think that it's about tricking your brain into thinking that the ball is constantly moving, while it's not. What is your opinion about the way this illusion works?
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39 comments:

  1. HeadAche01July 18, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Haha, really like that one, I think its just some trick with my brain, I have no idea how it works in detail though.

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  2. HaunterJuly 18, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    I love stuff like this. I remember reading something somewhere about how the color magenta doesn't actually exist on the color spectrum but our minds create it. Google magenta isn't a color if you're interested.

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  3. UnknownJuly 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    It's fun to mess around with the controls as well and see how it changes.

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  4. GeneseedJuly 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Wow that's pretty cool. Amazing what the eye and brain can perceive.

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  5. StuntmanRafJuly 18, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Cool stuff, got to show it to my friends.

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  6. Daily Car ReviewsJuly 18, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    hahah lol nice one again!

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  7. The LoonJuly 18, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Yea, that x-men movie was quite bad compared to the rest. Epic illusion! :D

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  8. forangeJuly 18, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Wow, it really did fall a bit horizontally :) +f

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  9. thanyouJuly 18, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Woah, that's pretty cool. The brain is a strange organ indeed :V

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  10. IndiehashtagJuly 18, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    i accidentally thought an image on your blog was the optical illusion, turned out it was just an ad lol

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  11. Ready to GrowJuly 18, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    cool illusion. Thanks for posting!

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  12. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    It worked! I'm a big fan of optical illusion, keep on posting more fantastic illusions.

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  13. Sub Radar (Mike)July 18, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Really weird how our vision can deceive us like that!

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  14. EuphoryJuly 18, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Haha, our brain is really easy to trick :]

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  15. gimpelJuly 18, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    never understood how things like this one work

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  16. FateITJuly 18, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    One of the best optical illusions I've seen in a long time.

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  17. No_ItsJuly 18, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    my brain farted. +follow

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  18. my day in a sentenceJuly 18, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    My mind is blown.
    I've seen a lot of optical illusions, but never this one.

    Following and supporting! :)

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  19. XanderJuly 18, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    It's really cool that they let you mess with the parameters!

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  20. InfomanJuly 18, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Pretty cool. Fun to change around the options and see what happens.

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  21. ShawJuly 18, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Not really working for me, maybe because I'm too used to gradients

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  22. LaezE BoyJuly 18, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    my brain hates you right now, but that was so cool!

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  23. UnknownJuly 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    So weird! I love those things.

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  24. DylanthulhuJuly 18, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    That's really weird how our brain processes this.

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  25. Funny PetsJuly 18, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    My eyes!! They are tripping out.

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  26. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Wow trippy !!! haha i wonder if this really works

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  27. LoicJuly 18, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    thats really weird haha, its always moving down and yet it seems to be moving sideways. . . followed!

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  28. UnknownJuly 18, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Crazy dude. ha. couldnt stop. Followed

    http://upanduppers.blogspot.com/

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  29. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    My brain is full of f...

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  30. OdiumJuly 18, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Very cool optical illusion, followed!

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  31. AllWiredAdminJuly 18, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    That's pretty neat! The longer you stare at the blue ball (haha) the more illusion of distance it seems to create, like it's leaving your peripheral vision.

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  32. IngönyamaJuly 19, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    this is one of those things where you can never stop to look... just too confusing and hypnotising

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  33. gog magogJuly 19, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    it makes me a little mental

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  34. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    its crazy men! my brain goes bom!

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  35. $Andy$July 19, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Wow....that's scary.

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  36. AmberJuly 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    That is pretty cool. Probably going to give me a headache if I stare at it much more!

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  37. DoostJuly 19, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Oh man, my eyes... followed

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  38. zemzeroJuly 19, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    That's really cool, you can change it so it goes to the left or right too.

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  39. Gamer1145July 20, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    I haven't seen this one before, nice find!

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