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 This is very well-kept secret, but finally you've stumbled upon it : the secret face of Bush ! The only thing you have to do is : click on the thumbnail. A new page with a larger picture will appear. Then press CTRL+A (Meaning : press A while holding the CTRL key). All will become clear ! It may not be so obvious on a LCD monitor.
Number of ratings : 86. |
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 Very unknown but fairly good example of a basic ambiguous image. A swan facing to the left and a squirrel facing to the right.
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 Trust me, this is one of the best on this site. Print this image on a (fairly transparent) piece of paper. Make sure you use the entire page so it's big enough. Then fold it and hold it to the light. What do you see ? Warning : this is not for children ! Now I've said that, you're probably printing it out already, aren't you ? I'm not giving any tips this time.
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| Moving cube - Gianni A. Sarcone |
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 A spectacular animation ! While the cube moves, it switches between a cube with a small cube cut out and a cube with a small cube in front of it, moving in sync. It's more difficult to see a moving room with a box in it.
Original : Cubes
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| Loss - Bridget Riley |
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Number of ratings : 79. |
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| Young man/Old man - Rex Whistler |
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| Belvedere in LEGO - Andrew Lipson |
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 The greatest realisation of Eschers Belvedere I've seen to date. On the site you can read how they did it and what difficulties they came across.
Original : Belvédère
Related : Spiral Staircase to Belvedere II • Belvédère explanation
Sites : Eschers Belvedere in LEGO
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| Ascending and descending in LEGO - Andrew Lipson |
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 You just can't grasp it on the picture but these guys did it : ascending and descending in LEGO. Who can do better ? Read their story on the site.
Original : Ascending, descending
Related : Water of life • Ski Hill • Impossible staircase
Sites : Eschers Ascending and Descending in LEGO
Number of ratings : 31. |
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| The tiger - |
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 One day, they are walking along, when all at once, a fierce tiger pounces out of a pile of stone . . .
Derived : The tiger - continued
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 Keep looking at the same spot in the center of the flag for 20 seconds. Then quickly look to a white surface like a wall or a piece of paper. What do you see ?
Number of ratings : 81. |
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| Big Fun - John Langdon |
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 It can't be more obvious, this man is having big fun. His face is made out of the words themselves.
Number of ratings : 141. |
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Maids and tramps, Maids and tramps - Peter Newell |
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 These little maids have been to town to purchase postage stamps,
and are now much alarmed to note their actions wachted by tramps !
Number of ratings : 21. |
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| Horseman and Elf, Horseman and Elf - Peter Newell |
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 A wicked robber horseman charged upon a woodland elf,
but found the little man could well defend himself.
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| Holsteins - a Vermont parody of Pintos - Mike Mayone |
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 With the greatest respect for Bev's work . . . and a mischievous love for parody, I just couldn't help but paint a "Vermont-style" "Pintos", what with our black slate, white snow and "state animal" being the perfect fit! - Mike Mayone
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 One of the last scenes of this eighties movies is set in a space based on Eschers work ; a girl is trying to find her way over the stairs. Cool ! The man on the right, by the way, is David Bowie.
Original : Relativity
Related : Lord of the Dragon • The Staircase
Number of ratings : 23. |
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:: 1986 |
| The Well - István Orosz |
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 In this image, a drawing of M.C. Escher is hidden in a very special way. You must put a cylindrical mirror on the well, in the reflection you can see the face of Escher. This way of drawing is called an anamophosis.
Derived : The well explanation
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| Whats wrong ? No 13 - |
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 This one proved to be very difficult. Many people have sent suggestions and I believe we've found the explanation. Just give your brain a go. Some people told me he was using a club instead of a putter but you would need to be a golfer to see the difference. These puzzles normally don't require special knowledge. Another suggestion was that he is playing the wrong hole because the flag is already down. But that seems to be normal in golf.
Derived : Whats wrong ? No 13 Explanation
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| Turning the tables - Roger Shepard |
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 These tabletops are identical in shape and size !
Number of ratings : 145. |
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| Schmidt Tea, The Schmidt - |
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 Which of the three Chinese is the tallest ? A Swiss advertising card.
Original : Ponzo Illusion
Related : Perspective distortion
Number of ratings : 93. |
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 A British promotional card for an illusionist.
Number of ratings : 18. |
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