Popcorn - Fresh Every Day: July 2008

Thursday, July 17, 2008

True Value Of A Friendship

This is the perfect picture describes the true value of a friendship...

Moral Of The Picture:

Friends may not be able to pull you up...
But, they will still think of ways not let you fall...

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

This is another original 3D stereoscopic wallpaper you won't find anywhere else! In order to get the illusion to work, you need to defocus your eyes similar to those "Magic Eye" brand books that were so popular in the 80s. As you de-focus your eyes the cubes will fuse together and actually look 3D. They will pop out of the page! You'll see that some of the cubes will pop out more than others.

Weird Impossible Shape Illusion

Here is yet another impossible shape. As always, you'll notice that the shading ads to the effect of this optical illusion. Here's a quick memory test: Take 30 seconds to look at this optical illusion, then look away from the screen and try to draw this optical illusion on paper. It's pretty tough unless you have a photographic memory!

Scary Optical Illusion

This is quite possibly the scariest optical illusion! Do you see some women looking at themselves in a mirror... or is it the devil staring right out at you! Definitely a scary optical illusion right out of a haunted house or a horror movie! Boo!

Angels and Bats?

Psychologists used to use images like this to determine if someone was crazy or not. If they saw the bats, they might say that the individual was possessed by the devil! And if they saw the angels, they could also accuse the person of being insane, because they'd say that by not seeing the bats first, you are ignoring the obvious signs of the devil. Eventually the subject would get confused (much like you may be right now) and they'd have the perfect excuse to lock them up in an insane asylum.

Shimmering Optical Illusion Picture

Look into the center of this spiral for awhile. After a little while, you'll start to see white lines radiating out from the center. Stare into the middle for longer, and blink a few times! You might see some more tricky white flashes, and what they call "scintillation" in the optical illusion world. Pretty cool!

She Looks at You

Keep staring. This is one scary optical illusion. Keep looking, it might take up to a minute, but it'll look like she's opened her ghoulish eyes and is staring right at your soul! Aaaaaaa!

Crazy Optical Illusion

Looking for a crazy optical illusion... this is sure one of the craziest we've seen. Totally straight lines, but it sure looks like this wacky checkerboard is bulging right off the screen. If you don't believe it, just hold a piece of paper up to test the straightness of all the lines. And, if you're truly up for a challenge. Count how many squares there are. Otherwise, you know what to do!

Perfect Squares

Move your head close to the screen. Do the perfect blue squares appear to be distorted? Absolutely... this is due to the black lines in the back moving and twisting it in your mind. What an eye trick!

Blue Ice Illusion

The circles will appear to move clockwise and counterclockwise depending on whether you are moving forward or away. For the rotational optical illusions, there are two ways to see the illusion. The first way is to move your head in and out from the screen. Focus on the center as you do this. This first blue illusion
will also work with your peripheral vision, as your eyes naturally move around the page and the illusion, it will appear to move.

Young Lady or Old Lady?

Do you see both the old woman and the young woman? The old woman's mouth is the young woman's necklace. The old woman's nose is the young woman's chin. They share their hair, the scarf, the fur coat and the feather in their hair. This is a classic eye trick that has appeared in psychology books for years as a classic example of an optical illusion!

Best Optical Illusion Painting of Ladders...Going Up or Down?

This is a fun optical illusion picture to look at because it constantly playes with your mind. What I like best about this picture is the artist didn't simply paint a picture of an optical illusion, but it is quite an interesting picture in and of itself! If you notice, you'll see that the person on the left is trying to fix the wall which has crumbled with time. They also seem to be painting the columns on the right. This is one of the best optical illusion art examples.

Shading Fades Away Illusion

Stare at the center of the black dot for about 20 seconds. After a little while, you'll notice that the outside of the circle - the shaded area - starts to lose definition, and even becomes a solid color. Or, your eyes may notice that the shading shrinks and isn't even perceptible after a minute or so.This is quite a weird optical illusion! And it only becomes more convincing the longer you stare at the black dot, so you must be patient!

And also check:

The Phenomenal Power Of The Human Brain

The human brain trick us... When ever it can....

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NOTE: I read this somewhere and I just had to pass it around. I do not know the origins of the text

If something‘s rotating – go home, you need a break! *g*

Research has shown that young children cannot identify the intimate couple because they do not have prior memory associated with such a scenario. Children see nine dolphins. This is a test to determine if you already have a corrupted mind. If it is hard for you to find the dolphins within six seconds, your mind is indeed corrupted.

Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena

Want to confuse your eyes and brain a bit? Yes? Then you might want to have a look at the following pictures

it...

doesn't move...

... parallel or not?

Coil or circle?

And finally...

*Follow the instruction below.*
1) Stare at the 4 little dots on the middle of the picture for 30 seconds
2) then look at a wall near you
3) a bright spot will appear
4) twinkle a few times and you‘ll see a figure
5) What do you see? Or even WHO do you see?