20 Infinity Mirror Projects to Reflect On… Forever
Infinity mirror illusions are great for getting a good “Wow!” reaction, and they’re relatively simple to make.
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This Simple Trick Makes You Feel Like You’re Being Burned
This simple device, using an illusion that dates back to 1896, tricks your brain into feeling like your skin is being burned.
Escher’s Waterfall Video Illusion – An Explanation?
Two weeks ago we covered YouTuber mcwolles‘ remarkable full-motion illusion appearing to show M.C. Escher’s impossible Waterfall in real-time operation. Those of you hungry for an explanation may be interested in this diagram from Boing Boing reader David Goldman, who thinks the video was shot using forced perspective, with a model as illustrated, in two cuts spliced together at the 0:45 mark.
Escher’s Waterfall – The Video
Nice forced perspective illusion from YouTube user mcwolles. [via Boing Boing]
Cleverly-shaped mirror opens a door in any wall
Original, beautiful, simple. Easy to remake. From designer Sarah Dayo. She calls it “Glimpse.” Reported dimensions are 77×36″. [via NOTCOT[]
Papercraft optical illusion
Koukichi Sugihara of the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences in Japan built this clever papercraft illusion. In this video, wooden balls roll up the slopes just as if they are pulled by a magnet. The behavior of the balls seems impossible, because it is against the gravity. The video is not a […]
Origami model + reflection = skull
This amazing origami model, which appears to be a skull when resting on a mirror, was designed in the late 90s by renowned paper-folding artist Herman Van Goubergen, who seems to have no web presence of his own. The upper model was made and photographed by Flickr user M_V_origami. Instructions for folding the model are included in OrigamiUSA’s 1999 annual collection, which is available for sale here.
