January 11, 2011

Animal Shadows Optical Illusion

Jeff Bilinovac sent me this funny looking photo of an animal kingdom. If you look carefully, you’ll be able to recognize bunch of animal shadows. What is even more interesting, is the fact that the author had to be very creative to think of this, and manage to integrate all the shapes, for them to fit perfectly. If I’m correct, this effect was first discovered by M. C. Escher. Check his awesome drawings in the appropriate category, or simply check “Best of Escher” article.

Hidden Skoda Fabia Optical Illusion

Be sure you update your Vista gadget, I just made the featured post about it – above. Chris O’Bray found these incredible photos, and decided to share them with our community. This is what Chris said: “You’ve probably got dozens of people sending you this, but just in case it’s passed you by. Check this story and pictures out! Love the site by the way. I use the Google gadget – by far its the most interesting thing on my home page!”
It took Sara Watson three weeks to transform the car seen below, and make it invisible. She made a battered old Skoda “disappear” by painting it to merge with the surrounding car park. This invisible Skoda is now being used for advertising by the local recycling firm that donated the vehicle. Sara was given the Skoda Fabia from the breaker’s yard at local firm, whose owner Steve Jackson described her work as “simply amazing”. Are you able to see the car without any problem? Perhaps our color-blind readers will see it more quickly, as they are better at penetrating certain camouflages (supposedly). Oh, I almost forgot to share that I managed to pass my exam – just 8 more before getting a diploma!