optical illusions
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AI Still Sucks At Optical Illusions, So At Least We Have That Going For Us
Optical illusions take advantage of shortcomings in the visual system. Certain special designs can trick our brain as it’s trying to process the information that’s coming in. Learning more about what can trick our minds would help us learn more about the human mind itself.
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Star Wars Optical Illusion Is The Weirdest Thing You’ll See All Day
The opening exposition crawl is a hallmark of every Star Wars film and it’s hard to imagine any movie in the universe starting without one. Did you know it’s very, very easy to transform that scrolling text into an optical illusion, simply by watching two sets of them side-by-side? Thanks again, brain!
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This Guy’s Simple-Looking Camera Tricks Are Actually Pretty Amazing
Before Twitter killed it off, Kevin Parry was a Vine star (who has since jumped ship to Instagram) known for his simplistic yet mind-blowing optical illusions. He’s since compiled a few of them into a longer video that will have you spending the rest of the day trying to figure out how he made each…
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These Amazing Trompe L’oeil Illusions Bring Drab City Buildings To Life
Trompe l’oeil (literally “to deceive the eye”) is an ancient technique whereby a painter creates a visual illusion via a trick of perspective. French street artist Patrick Commecy is a modern master of this art form, working with his team of artists at A-Fresco to create huge, hyper-realistic murals on otherwise drab building facades.