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Barber shop Illusion Revealed

1/31/2013

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Here is what is going on behind the Optical Spy Barbers Shop. Click here to go back to the original.
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Up or Down - In or Out?

1/31/2013

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Even we can't figure out what is going on here. On first look we thought we were looking down into a room with weird corrugated walls. Then we thought it must a room with stairs going up to windows and it had a vaulted ceiling. But then we just got confused. The only thing we a sure about is, whoever left those footballs there is just asking for trouble!
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Michael Jackson Illusion

1/30/2013

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This illusion features a silhouette of Michael Jackson in full flow. But is he alone?
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The Movie Vase Illusion

1/29/2013

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We are pretty sure that most fans of optical illusions will be familiar with the old 'faces in the vase' illusion. Over the years there have been hundreds of them. But they are all fairly generic unlike ours shown here on the left.

We have designed a new vase illusion where for the first time you might be able to make out the owner. This one has the profiles of one of the worlds most iconic faces.

Yes this vase does look a bit like a religious cup or even the Holy Grail, according to Indiana Jones. But this vase is not owned by a religious figure yet it has something to do with the movies. 

So who owns this Movie Vase?
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Simulated Swimming Pool

1/28/2013

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This illusion of people walking underwater called The Swimming Pool was created by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich for The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. It's actually a piece of glass with water on top of it, and empty space underneath..
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Lips like Marilyn

1/27/2013

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Marilyn Monroe is famous throughout the world. But its not just her talents as a actress that she is famous for. She is also renowned for her iconic lips, which she often shows off with her trademark pout. And if these pictures are anything to go by, it seems this plant is also a fan of the former world famous icon.
This unusual plant appears to feature large red lips, just like Marilyn  With a scientific name of Psychotria Elata, this species also goes by the fitting names of the Hot Lips Plant, Flower of Lips or even Hooker's Lips.
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Flagpoles

1/26/2013

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We have added a couple of flag poles with union jacks to this excellent picture by Mark Hare. Believe it or not the little flagpole in the bottom left hand corner is the same height as the larger looking pole over on the right. 
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Is this a Safe Door?

1/25/2013

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Is this a safe door? That is a very good question regarding this particular vault. The door seems a little strange  First look at the top, the door is opening out - right? Well now look down the bottom!!! It is opening into the vault. How can it be opening in and out at the same time.
The only good thing is that any  burglars would not know how to open this 'Safe Door'
You may also remember a similar deception type illusion called the Clifton Bridge Illusion
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Look into my eyes

1/24/2013

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This is one of those strange illusions that plays tricks with your eyes. Click the picture for an amazing lager view.
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Flying on the Beach

1/24/2013

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This young lady seems to be able to levitate. She is flying on the beach, or just hovering over it.
The truth of the matter is shown below.

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Light Switch

1/23/2013

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This is an interesting illusion, it shows a wall mounted light switch with an unusual looking toggle. But where is the illusion? 
Well look at the toggle switch - the top half looks dark grey and the bottom half looks light grey. But actually they are exactly the same shade of grey, it's hard to believe isn't it?
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Pretty Lady

1/22/2013

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Can you see what is going on with this very strange looking young lady?

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Swans

1/21/2013

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Melting Building

1/20/2013

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Going up the avenue George V to the Champs-Elysees , the Paris pedestrian has reason to be surprised. From afar he sees a troubled perspective, is the building melting or is it an optical illusion, a reflection, or perhaps even a mirage?  Actually the whole building is covered with a canvas painting of trompe o'loeil.
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Moving Cube

1/19/2013

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Marie Celeste

1/18/2013

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Wooden Block Illusion

1/18/2013

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Footballs

1/17/2013

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He we have two boys playing football in an alley. The one at the front is taking a little rest and sitting on his ball. The lad at the rear of the photo is struggling to get past his football as it is so huge. So where is the illusion, can you guess? OK, for the experienced  eye it is quite easy. The two footballs are exactly the same size!
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Blocks and Lines

1/16/2013

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Blocks and lines is a strange illusion because it makes you think that the horizontal lines in the background are bent towards the middle. Plus the blocks look to be different heights, but they are not. The lines are straight and the blocks are all the same height. The centre piece is exactly the same but has been rotated by 45 degrees which also gives the blocks a 3D feel to them somehow.
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Rubik's Triangle

1/15/2013

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Tiger Tiger

1/14/2013

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Two hidden illusions of a tiger. The one above is our crude copy of an illusion that we a pretty sure you will have seen before. The one below is a little less obvious. Can you find what is hidden in the tigers face?
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Australian Drought

1/13/2013

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Carbon Dioxide Illusion

1/13/2013

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Here's good trick to try on your friends!

Tell them that glass splits up the different colors of white light and when different colored light passes through glass, it bends more or less dependant on its color.

Now write the words CARBON DIOXIDE on a piece of paper in capitals, CARBON in red and DIOXIDE in blue. Put the paper close behind the stem of a wine glass, and look at the words through the stem. The red letters turn upside down, but the blue ones don't. Your friends will be amazed.

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As I'm sure you guessed this has nothing to do with the different colors of the words, or of red light being bent more or less than blue light. Actually the stem of the wine glass turns both words upside down, but because DIOXIDE is symmetrical about a horizontal line, you don't notice that it is upside down - it looks the same both ways.
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Elvis's Forearms

1/13/2013

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How Many Shelves?

1/12/2013

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