Optical Illusions: An Eye-Popping Extravaganza of Visual Tricks is a new work, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2014. Read moreĪn Eye-Popping Extravaganza of Visual TricksĬopyright © 2014 by Gianni A. Each of the images is accompanied by a simple commentary that explains how it works.

The optical illusions, which combine visual interest with elements of psychology and recreational logic, include many original illusions as well as new adaptations of lesser-known visual tricks. Children and adults can discover the fascinating intersection of art, science, and magic in a series of geometric illusions, delusions, distortion effects, and other impossible images.ĭesigned and drawn by a famous puzzle maker, the book is intended to perplex readers, to excite their sense of wonder, and to encourage them to question the nature of reality. There are loads of them, and it's the best optical illusion book I've come across.' - Bertass Reviews Anything/World of Children's BooksĪn image on a page appears to vibrate, a face gradually disappears, and a puzzling cat makes an appearance in this feast of fascinating optical tricks. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.'This is a very entertaining collection of optical illusions, full of pictures that will leave you scratching your head as you try to figure out how they've fooled you. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Try stepping closer (or farther away)Īoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. Your distance from this photo determines what you see. What do you see? Young girl or old woman?Īnd here is another type of illusion.Count the people in the picture below.After they shift, count them again! What do you see? One man or a couple of people? What do you see? Native American profile or Eskimo entering a cave? What do you see? Skull or woman looking into a mirror?

What do you see? Man playing horn or a woman’s face? OPTICAL ILLUSION How does your brain perceive objects?

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