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Extremely Steep Parking

January 20, 2008 admin 3 comments

Now this is Extremely Steep parking if I have ever seen it. Think about how that thing would be in the winter accidents everywhere.. You have to wonder if the architects were just having a little fun, or were creating a work of art… on the other hand maybe its just an optical illusion 🙂 after all that is what this site is about! Any guess on how this was done? I’m not going to give it away to easily so let me know what you think. Also be sure to check out the Cafe Wall Illusion and the Leaning tower optical illusion.

This is an extremely steep parking lot! it would be deadly in the winter.

Snapshot Illusions

2D San Antonio Building Optical Illusion

January 19, 2008 admin One comment

The 2DBuilding Illusion is of a hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The building was created in 1931 and was the first hospital to ever be a skyscraper. The building is in a L shape and has extremely sharp angles. When facing the building form the south side at the river walk it creates the illusion that it is a 2d building. Also be sure to check out the rotated building illusion and the Building block apartment optical illusion.

This building from San Antonio Texas appears to be two dimensional when viewed from the south river side, creating the 2D Building Illusion.

Altered Reality

Flying Through Space Optical Illusion

January 18, 2008 admin One comment

Flying Through Space is a simple yet pretty neat illusion. This man appears to be flying across the screen, but in fact he is barley moving, the animation is made up of only four frames, two normal and two inverted. One of the inverted frames and one of the normal ones the man is shift up and over a nudge. When all four frames are flashed in a row it appears he is for ever moving forward in a continuous motion, when in fact hes slipping back and forth only a few pixels, this is masked by the image being inverted. Also be sure to check out the Dinosaur and Beach animated illusions.This is another great addition to the Animation Illusions.

Flying Through Space Optical Illusion

Animations

Extreme Lego Creations

January 17, 2008 admin 13 comments

As a kid we all played with lego, heck I know i still have a huge box of it some where. Below are the Top 10 Extreme Lego Creations I have ever seen, these amazing artworks were created by Natahn Sawaya. Who knew you could create something so big out of the tiny little lego blocks! (i guess my stash just didn’t have enough pieces!) This story was recently covered on CNN, here is the pictures to truly show off this creative Lego building skills.
This lego man is opening him self up as his inner lego spills out.

Just like a advanced robot this lego guy is constructing his self!

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Toy Illusions

Virtual Skylight Illusion

January 16, 2008 admin 2 comments

The Virtual Skylight Illusion is a really cool effect for any home or office. Looking at the virtual skylight you could swear it was an actual skylight. They make a perfect solution for areas or room that doesn’t allow skylights. This effect is done using super high definition photos of the actual sky, then the images are illuminated from the top giving it a bright cheery sky feeling to even the darkest room!

Virtual Skylight brightens up your office and gives it a more cheer atmosphere.
This Virtual Skylight defiantly makes a visit the the hospital a litte more plesant

Altered Reality

9 Floating Fountains – Optical Illusion

January 15, 2008 admin 5 comments

9 Floating Fountains – Optical Illusion was created byIsamu Nogchi. His Floating fountains illusions is based of the floating tap illusion with a bit of a twist. These floating cube fountains where created for the world expo in Oska, Japan. It almost looks like an alien space craft hovering above the water! Defiantly a neat twist on an old illusion.

Nine Floating Fountains optical illusion by isamu noguchi

9 Floating Fountains optical illusion by isamu noguchi

Impossible Objects

Underwater Sculpture Park

January 14, 2008 admin 5 comments

This Underwater Sculpture Park in simply amazing, these pieces were all created on land and taken down about 4-6m to their underwater resting place divers and snorkelers to see. This is a creative twist on an art gallery! Jason Taylor is the master mind behind these under water sculptures. Jason has gained international recognition for his art work in using it to help build an artificial underwater reef. I hope to visit these in person some time, I just got my Diving certification last summer! Aside from being side tracked enjoy this magnificent underwater art gallery!

Underwater statue office worker, poor guys is typing at his desk till the bitter end!

Underwater statue of an office worker at his desk

Statue before it is taken down to its underwater resting place

artwork underwater

Underwater lady statue surrounded by fish

Underwater Face sculpture

Statue of Women laying on the ocean floor

Underwater statues laying on the ocean floor

Underwater circle of children

Underwater children statues

underwater art faces

Underwater Mask art

14 Perfect Shot Photography Illusions

January 13, 2008 admin 3 comments

14 Perfect Shot Photography Illusions is a collections of some of the most creative shots on the internet, some photographs were planned while others were just the right spot at the right time. Manny of these make great optical illusions, or at least get a second take. In this photography optical illusion gallery timing is everything! Enjoy this spectacular gallery, and be sure to keep on submitting!

Talk about stretch armstrong, that soccer player has to have the worlds longest arm.