November 22, 2004

An optical illusion - it's a bunch of swirly things.
posted by Nostrildamus 20 years ago
  • I love that one. Also see this and this!
  • Yeah, the almonds are a good one.
  • I just happened to be at the Exploratorium this weekend, where they had a life-sze (i.e. 5-ft tall) poster of this same illusion, along with a number of others by scientist Akiyoshi Kitaoka. He uses these in his study of vision. There are many more illusions at his site.
  • Wow, I didn't know the almond one, it's really good. Other type of illusions
  • Cool link, nostrildamus! I'm disappointed you didn't get more props for it. Gonna go pull it up on my wife's computer screen now. ( ( (
  • Was this on MeFi? Or a double-post? Somehow I bookmarked the webpage of the artist who makes these images. One is now my desktop image -- keeps 'ya awake!
  • Thanks a lot, iguanapolitico! I hadn't seen the almonds before.