Comments on: Bottomless Book Pit Optical Illusion

By: vvv

vvv — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:29:48 +0000

ssry nvm
i didnt see the reflection lines
looks like its mirros after all(although i do wonder how they made it so that you cant see yourself)

By: vvv

vvv — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:28:44 +0000

To those few who get it, good job.
This is not photoshop OR mirrors. If it was mirrors, you would see the reflection. The easiest way to do this would simply be to paint it. Some people are VERY good at painting illusions.

By: Fetterkey

Fetterkey — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:35:32 +0000

Guys, it is done with mirrors, it’s just trickier than you might think. There is a mirror at the bottom, but it doesn’t reflect off a mirror at the top, it reflects off a one-way mirror that’s directly below the viewing port, oriented so that the reflective side faces down. Thus, you don’t see your own head when you look in.

By: shiela

shiela — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:32:18 +0000

It is placed in a gallery, which would lead one to think it is a legitamate peice of art. It is not done with mirrors, because you would atleast see the opening repeated all the way down.
As an artist i can tell you that an artist might be willing to spend a rediculous amount of time perfecting the illusion. Did any one stop to think that the books realy are stacked up with care and planning, and that the floor was diligently painted to look like the books repeat?
Even if computers were used to generate the image inside the tower looking down, that doesn’t take away from the level of skill involved.
maybe you should all look at more art

By: dave

dave — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:12:16 +0000

oh just give it up and get back to making other useless comments on pictures.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:25:37 +0000

That train is photoshopped.