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Impossible Illusions Made Possible | structures Illusions

Impossible illusions are a type of optical illusions that cannot possibly exist. These figures seem plausible at first sight, but after viewing it for a few seconds the impossibility becomes apparent. even mind-bending features is through the use of optical illusions. In effect, However, with clever design it’s possible to create objects that look impossible when viewed from the correct angle. amazing optical illusion video

One the most common impossible figure is the Penrose Triangle. The Penrose Triangle also called the Penrose Tribar appears to be a solid object, made of three straight beams of square cross-section which meet pairwise at right angles at the vertices of the triangle they form.

Now here is the impossible made possible.

The “Impossible Triangle” in Perth, Australia, was created by artist Brian McKay in collaboration with architect Ahmad Abas. But how did they do it? Let’s look at it from the other side.

Another impossible triangle located in Ophoven, Belgium. This one was achieved differently.

An another one at Gotschuchen, South Austria.

The Belvedere is another impossible structure

….made possible.

Another look at it from a different angle.

M. C. Escher’s “Ascending and Descending” is another famous impossible building.

Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu constructed several “Ascending and Descending” structures using Lego.

Cool, isn’t it?

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Nature made Optical Illusion | Beautiful Illusion

The nature did some of the Beautiful illusions and hot lava is no exception.

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Amazing crows Optical Illusions | find out many crows

find out the number of crows in this pictuer?
try it once before watching the answer? just try it?




white birds are 11 black birds 15

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How the eye works Plus a lesson in psychology.

Learn something else a short lesson of group dynamics, how psychologists used an optical illusion to discover something really interesting!



This is just a diagram of the eye, and how the eye relays the images to the brain to form pictures. This is one of the few pictures on cool optical illusions that is NOT an optical illusion. Notice that the picture of the flower actually gets formed on the retina upside down! Your brain actually flips the image right side up.

Time to learn something:
Scientists actually did a study on some people by giving them mirrored glasses, which they were required to wear constantly for days. These glasses had the effect of making everything they saw turn upside down. Although very awkward at first, after a week or so their brains actually started flipping the images right side up, and it was just like before! Then when they took off their special glasses, everything was upside down for a while as their brain adjusted!

Did you know that if you project a spot of white light on a wall in a dark room, and look at it for a few minutes, it will appear to move? Even though it does not actually move? Psychologists used this in a famous experiment where they would take a group of people and show them the spot of light. Then they would ask how far the light moved. The interesting thing is that the psychologists actually had only one real participant in the group, and the rest were working for the psychologist.

In group A, The "workers" would all report a much larger distance than they had actually seen: for example 14 inches. Then Participant A would answer. In group B, they would have the participant verbally give the answer first, so as not to be swayed by the group. As you might expect, the participants in group A reported a much larger movement than those in group B, even though they had seen the same thing!

Furthermore, the participants in group A didn't only report a larger number to sound better to the group, they truly BELIEVED that they saw the line move much farther.

So just remember, if you are trying to persuade someone to believe something, a technique you can use is to have others who share your opinion talk about it first, so that the person sees that they are in the minority. They just might start to remember things differently.

Optical illusions are integrated in interior designs

Here Design Interior In Reality Optical Illusion.Its really quite a nice idea to do this. The visitors who aren't standing in the proper angle won't have a clue about the concept. They wont be able to make out what these lines & curves on the walls are for. This way you can choose whom to share this little secret with.

Amazing Obama Optical Illusion

Amazing optical illusion - stare at it for 45 seconds then look at a bright area. Start Blinking Your eyes a couple of times and You will see a figure emerging. Obama magically appears!

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World's Most Beautiful Architectural Optical Illusions

Most Beautiful Architectural Optical Illusions.As architects struggle to balance aesthetic appeal with practical considerations, many are finding the best way to create bold, interesting, even mind-bending features is through the use of optical illusions. In effect, our own eyes are being used against us - and nobody’s complaining about the results!



The use of optical illusions in architecture isn’t new; in fact one of the most outstanding examples is the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, constructed over 25 centuries ago.architects don’t make the structure look like something it isn’t - instead, they correct the viewer’s perceptions so that the temple looks as it should. Slightly wider corner columns, pillars that curve inwards and a floor that is 6 cm (2.4 inches) higher at its center all conspire to give the Parthenon an enduring beauty that is evident even in its current state.



Architects of the Classic Era worked mainly in stone, and the ancient Romans applied newly discovered knowledge of optics and perspective to create the amazing optical illusion mosaic floors shown above.



The Middle Ages and the Renaissance saw a rebirth of science, art and design as epitomized in the magnificent paintings of Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo. Their influence was (and is) felt around the globe, as seen in the floor of Saltas cathedral in Argentina (above left) and the painted floor of Tokyo’s Sunshine City shopping center (above right).



Modern architects often use traditional forms and styles as a starting point, then warp them to create something new that - either amusingly or disturbingly - puts a new twist on what we expect to see. The so-called Melting Building, created by artist Peter Delavie for France’s Athem Co., is actually made from tarpaulins draped over the sides of a Paris building under construction.



Here is another of Athem’s buildings, this one after completion. A clever mix of inorganic stone and organic greenery softens the sever outlines of the structure while adding a note of whimsy.



The late M.C. Escher was widely known for his curious paintings and drawings that played with perspective in unusual ways, yet still conformed to mathematical theories. Many of these depicted “impossible” buildings and architecture, with some better known examples shown above.



Even The Simpsons have gotten in on M.C. Escher’s act!



Some architects have taken M.C. Escher’s unspoken challenge and have tried to create actual structures which reflect the late artist’s virtual reality. Examples of these include, clockwise from above: Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, a pavilion by Aldo Benedetti and this ethereal Stairway to Nowhere - no connection to Sarah Palin



Architects who seek less mind-bending architectural optical illusions simply turn the concept upside down… by turning the building upside down. Above are three examples, one from Japan (left) another from Poland which mocks the Communist era (right) and Orlando’s famous Wonderworks House (lower).



Eastern Europe boasts a surprising number of surprising buildings designed both before and after the fall of the Soviet Union and its associated regimes. One of the most famous is the Dancing House (Nationale-Nederlanden building) in Prague, Czech Republic. Built between 1992 and 1996 and designed by Vlado Milunc and Frank Gehry, the building houses one of Prague’s best restaurants on its top floor and gives visitors excellent riverside views of the city’s historic downtown.



When is a house not a house, even though it looks like a house? If you think you’re confused now, try visiting the Roy Lichtenstein House. There are actually two of these intriguing structures: a fiberglass structure from 1997 located at LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton New York, and a painted aluminum version from 1998 located at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden in Washington DC. Here’s a video illustrating what it would be like to walk around one of these odd houses:

The amazing Roy Lichtenstein House!



Optical illusion architecture doesn’t have to take the form of a house, building or other such structure, as this intriguing walkway and associated installations in Athens, Greece so eloquently illustrate. Built for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games and designed by acclaimed artist/architect Santiago Calatrava, these structures interact with sunlight to create a complex panoply of light and shadow that fools the eye while soothing the mind.



Our final and perhaps finest example of an optical illusion building is the Australian Customs Service building, located in Melbourne, AU, and completed in 2006. Each floor of the building is exactly the same height, yet the tessellation pattern of black & white rectangles separated by parallel orange lines gives quite a different impression. The building was designed to display the so-called Cafe Wall Illusion originally noted in 1979 following the completion of a café in Bristol, England. Hard to imagine enjoying a warm cuppa in the presence of that disturbing pattern!

When it comes down to it, optical illusion buildings allow developers to attract attention without the need for expensive construction techniques. Keeping the eye fooled can keep the bank account - and the buildings - filled.



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