This Illustrates That
Our senses cannot always be trusted.
Our mind is the final arbiter of truth.
Perpetually ascending staircase.
How can the man go up all the time and come back to the same place over and over?
The red squares are the same color
in the upper part and in the lower part of the "X"
The diagonal lines are parallel
The rows of black and white squares are all parallel
Impossible Triangle
Parallel lines at sunrise
The center circles are both the same size
The Vertical lines are both the same length
Three-Prong Fork
Ambiguous Cubes
There are only white circles at the intersections
All the bumps are identical
The one in the lower right corner is upside-down,
The image to the right is rotating.
Wavy Squares? No!
The background of concentric circles makes the squares appear distorted.
Rotating Wheels
The circles appear to rotate
when you move your head closer and further away from the screen while
looking at the dot in the center.
Warped Square?
There are no curved lines in this figure.
Pink Dots?
If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one color, pink.
However if you stare at the black " + " in the center, the moving dot turns to green.
After a short period, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see only a single green dot rotating.
Now, concentrate on the black " + " in the center of the picture.
Rotating Rings?
Nothing is rotating in this figure.
Gray Dot Intersections?
There is nothing at the intersections.
Do you see a Young Girl or an Old Lady?
Do you see a Young Girl or an Old Lady?
All the Boxes are Squares
This is the Same Picture
Confilcts?
Impossible Box
Do you see a Bird or a Rabbit?
Do you see a Woman's Face or a Cartoon Type Saxophone Player?
Count Carefully
What do you see?
What do you see?
Try It
Construction
And Two Just for FUN!
So never make a quick decision based on just your observations...
Think of what you saw and what you heard...
Analyze all the facts before you and make a decision.