In this brief video from Scientific American, the Ames Room illusion is demonstrated and then completely revealed.  If you are not familiar with an Ames Room, first have a look at this vintage Ames Room illusion photograph.  Now watch the video and see exactly how this trick is done.

If you are tired of having a boring old garage door, consider breathing some life into it with a trompe l’oeil billboard.  Style Your Garage, from Germany, has created a series of posters that can be applied directly to garage doors.  When the doors are closed, it appears that they are open (and more often […]