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Facts, science and history of optical illusions.
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Rorscharch inkblot

What Optical Illusions Reveal about You

Superior mirages

Inferior and Superior Mirages, and Fata Morgana

Prehistoric ambiguous illusion

The history of optical illusions in art

Strained Expression

Credit: Isaac Cordal on Diminutos (via WaybackMachine)

This is a test for an urban installation projecting shadows with the city lighting, done by Isaac Cordal. The strained expression on the face was not an accident.

Here is another of his tests, posted on his WordPress site.

Isaac Cordal strainer art 

 

More optical illusions:

Grill Mod
Monkey Selfie
Impossible woodwork
Angel
Shit music
Pup Patrol
Footprint in the sand
Lap Tiger
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Deadly stairs

Stairs

Penrhyn Castle in Wales looks like a swamp monster

Swamp monster

Buildings