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The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used in mathematics classes to help students reason about geometrical figures; or rather to teach them not to reason using figures, but to use only textual descriptions and the axioms of geometry. It depicts two arrangements made of similar shapes in slightly different configurations.
Interactive SVG of The Disappearing Bicyclist – in the SVG file, move the pointer to rotate the disc. A vanishing puzzle is a mechanical optical illusion comprising multiple pieces which can be rearranged to show different versions of a picture depicting several objects, the number of which depending on the arrangement of the pieces.
Cover of the first book. Magic Eye is a series of books that feature autostereograms.. After creating its first images in 1991, creator Tom Baccei worked with Tenyo, a Japanese company that sells magic supplies.
The latest optical illusion sweeping the internet is leaving many baffled. What looks like a simple picture is actually, very confusing. The picture features a drawing of bars, but no one can ...
The Hollow-Face illusion is an optical illusion in which the perception of a concave mask of a face appears as a normal convex face. Hybrid image: A Hybrid image is an optical illusion developed at MIT in which an image can be interpreted in one of two different ways depending on viewing distance. Illusory contours
Back in 2007, scientists at MIT developed an optical illusion to determine if you need corrective lenses. It does the same thing as the trusty big 'E' -- but way more fun. It does the same thing ...
In this illusion, two figures that are identical (i.e. the two train track segments) appears to be different sizes while lying perpendicular to each other on a flat surface -- the lower one ...
Shepard tables illusion, named for its creator Roger N. Shepard. Shepard tables (also known as the Shepard tabletop illusion) are an optical illusion first published in 1990 as "Turning the Tables," by Stanford psychologist Roger N. Shepard in his book Mind Sights, a collection of illusions that he had created. [1]