Remember the “twisting neck” scene from 1973’s Exorcist movie? The “Exorcist illusion” provides a similarly creepy effect. It is a variation of the hollow-face illusion. Although there are no moving parts on the construction, it appears that the torso and face rotate in opposite directions. Watch the following video and see for yourself.
Every year, the Sarasota Chalk Festival attracts artists from all over the world. At the 2011 festival, Leon Keer, Ruben Poncia, Remko van Schaik and Peter Westerink created the following anamorphic pavement chalk painting inspired by the Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. Two videos detailing this street painting […]
The checker shadow illusion was originally published by MIT professor Edward H. Adelson in 1995. It presents two squares that are the same shade but appear to be quite different from one another. The video below demonstrates the illusion as a light square in a shadow is moved to reveal that it is the same […]
If you stare directly at the faces in this video, they will look completely normal. If you stare at the cross, however, you will notice that the faces begin to look ugly and distorted. This illusion is known as the flashed face distortion effect and recently won second prize at the 2012 Best Illusion of […]
Something is wrong in the universe. Gravity is no longer working and objects have started rolling uphill. What exactly is going on here? Watch the video from Brusspup below to see the effect. At the end of the video, the secret is revealed.
From one specific camera angle, it appears that Pac-Man is chasing a ghost on the wall of an apartment. As the camera moves from its location, however, an illusion is revealed. More great videos from Brusspup can be found at Swimming Pool Illusion and Apple Logo Illusion.
When you first look at the rings moving in this video, it might appear that they are all moving together uniformly. Stare at the dot in the middle, however, and the three circles will become “unstuck” and begin to slide independently of one another. This illusion was created by Stuart Anstis & Patrick Cavanagh and […]
