Talk about whatever you want to here, but stay correct

#135555 by Leechmaster
Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:23 pm
Ah, weird! But cool!!

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Sorry, couldn't resist... :oops:

Seriously -> Go check out the works of M.C. Escher. Boyo was rather talented.

#135560 by Yanko
Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:22 pm
do i have to close one eye or something?
i have seen that pic years ago and i still can't see the boat :oops:

#135564 by Hughie
Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:01 pm
That castle one is sooo cool yanko!

#135590 by Biert
Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:15 am
Yeah I've seen that months ago. Pretty neat.

#135679 by danceswithchickens
Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:48 am
If you wanna talk about optical illusions; there is a hill in my town known as Magnetic Hill. If you drive to the bottom and put your car in neutral, your car will actually roll UP THE HILL. My wife and I tried this years ago, and by God it worked. Likewise, water also appears to flow uphill.

The hill itself is an optical illusion caused by the lack of horizon and the direction of the surrounding trees, apparently. Your senses tell your brain that the slope is definitely upwards, when it fact it is definintely downwards. An illusion is weird enough when you are looking at it on a computer screen, but infinitely more strange when you are walking or driving on it...

#135681 by ASHORIZZOR
Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:51 am
danceswithchickens wrote:If you wanna talk about optical illusions; there is a hill in my town known as Magnetic Hill. If you drive to the bottom and put your car in neutral, your car will actually roll UP THE HILL. My wife and I tried this years ago, and by God it worked. Likewise, water also appears to flow uphill.


Correct, because there are two (known) places in Germany where you can watch this too. I was stunned when I expierienced that a few years ago. :shock:

#135699 by danceswithchickens
Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:59 am
Proof that what our senses perceive does not necessarily equate to 'reality'. Evidently our brains can easily be fooled...

#135703 by Yanko
Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:13 am
danceswithchickens wrote:If you wanna talk about optical illusions; there is a hill in my town known as Magnetic Hill. If you drive to the bottom and put your car in neutral, your car will actually roll UP THE HILL. My wife and I tried this years ago, and by God it worked. Likewise, water also appears to flow uphill.

The hill itself is an optical illusion caused by the lack of horizon and the direction of the surrounding trees, apparently. Your senses tell your brain that the slope is definitely upwards, when it fact it is definintely downwards. An illusion is weird enough when you are looking at it on a computer screen, but infinitely more strange when you are walking or driving on it...


haha we have one of those on the city my bro lives. For some reason it's called "The Peanut Slope". Go figure :P

#135712 by Leechmaster
Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:29 am
There's one of those in Waterford in Ireland. Called "The Magic Road". So that's 5 in (known) existence!

#135734 by Goat
Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:10 pm
PICS, goddamnit!

#135741 by ASHORIZZOR
Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:32 am
Goat wrote:PICS, goddamnit!


Pics? The only thing you would recognize is a hill or a street. What you need is little homemade video. I can make one in the next week, which will leave you stunned! :D

#135742 by JuZ
Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:32 am
Someone recently said that Yanko's topics were their favourites. I would like to wholeheartedly agree.

Anyone got any other optical illusions? The only one I can do is to make lasagne disappear in front of your eyes.

#135771 by ASHORIZZOR
Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:09 pm
JuZ wrote:Someone recently said that Yanko's topics were their favourites. I would like to wholeheartedly agree.

Anyone got any other optical illusions? The only one I can do is to make lasagne disappear in front of your eyes.


I can make pussy scream, isn't that enough?!

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