In an effort to get drivers to slow down at an intersection, the city of Ísafjörður, Iceland, decided to use a trompe l’oeil painting to potentially fool drivers behind the wheel. The painting of a pedestrian crossing area was designed so that it appears to be floating a few inches over the pavement. The “trick” […]
Kokichi Sugihara from Meiji University in Japan created this video of an ambiguous garage roof which completely changes in appearance when its reflection is viewed in a mirror. Viewed one way, the roof appears to be round while it seems to be corrugated when viewed from the opposite angle. The actual shape is neither round […]
In a recent video advertisement for the new ŠKODA Fabia, you are asked to observe the scene and see how much attention the new vehicle receives. Will a crowd of people gather around the new automobile to admire it? Will other drivers slam on the brakes to get a closer look at some of its […]
Can you figure out what this California vanity license plate created by Gene Levine says? If you are having trouble viewing the hidden message in this mapped textured stereogram image, please see the reveal below.
The owner of this van used a creative vehicle wrap to give the impression that a convertible sports car was parked next to it. I have never seen anything like this in person, but I would imagine that it would look pretty funny driving down the road. (via Optical Spy)
If you were parked here taking this photograph, would you feel comfortable driving over this bridge? Is the car heading up the hill in the distance about to drive off the end and into the cold waters below? This is a photograph of Storseisundet Bridge in Norway. It is the longest of eight bridges that […]
In 1978, artist Blue Sky painted a trompe l’oeil mural on the side of the Flint Journal Building in Flint, Michigan. The mural, aptly titled “Overflow Parking”, measures 60 by 70 feet in size. The deceptive mural is still there and can be found at 200 E. First Street in Flint, Michigan. You can even […]
