Doug Orleans ([info]dougo) wrote,
@ 2003-08-15 21:41:00
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Anomalous Motion Illusion
A couple weeks ago, someone forwarded an eye-popping illusion to a mailing list I'm on, and I've been mesmerized by it. Now, thanks to Ed Pegg Jr.'s latest mathpuzzle.com update, I found the source: Akiyoshi Kitaoka's page of illusions. There's all sorts of cool stuff there, including the original U-zu-maki (Rabbits' spirals) (minus the UPC sticker). Here's another pretty one, "Primrose's Field":


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[info]elthar
2003-08-15 09:19 pm UTC (link)
MY EYES

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[info]rawrin
2003-08-16 02:59 am UTC (link)
Ow.

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[info]jesserud
2003-09-17 12:28 am UTC (link)
If I just look at "primrose's field", my eyes hurt but I don't see a lot of motion. But if I scroll a page containing it (such as this page), the vertical motion causes the image to appear to warp.

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How to get a strong illusion
(Anonymous)
2003-12-10 10:20 pm UTC (link)
Try staring at the center and moving away from or towards the picture.

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