this is old, I'm guessing at least three quarters of you will have seen this (not specific enough? how about 19/23rds of you), but this never fails to blow my mind.
even though I know 100% that squares "A" and "B" are exactly the same shade of grey it still refuses to make sense that they are
(http://i60.tinypic.com/ak7l8h.png)
how can it be truuuuueeeeee?!?!?!? noooo....
I never believed this - but sure enough once I removed the background, I guess they are the same color.
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww28/jackc8/optical%20illusion_zpsrcbc9mcv.png)
The best optical illusion for others is that my undies appear to be sparkling clean. :wink:
Quote from: Jack on May 13, 2015, 06:10:54 AM
I never believed this - but sure enough once I removed the background, I guess they are the same color.
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww28/jackc8/optical%20illusion_zpsrcbc9mcv.png)
yep. the thing is, you look at that, then look back at the image, and it doesn't look like the 2 same squares, lol
Quote from: Trevor on May 13, 2015, 07:11:40 AM
The best optical illusion for others is that my undies appear to be sparkling clean. :wink:
or they're just all the same shade of erm... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_brown) :smile:
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/allhallowsday/aabTESTcheckershadow_illusion4med.jpg) (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/allhallowsday/media/aabTESTcheckershadow_illusion4med.jpg.html)
I loaded the image into the GIMP and used the dropper tool to verify they were the same.
I wear my Geek hat proudly, by the way.
As a photographer, I understand the 'why' behind this illusion, but it still frustrates me that I see it the way I do in context. It is carefully crafted.
My favorite are the ones that move, except you know they dont: rotating room (http://i.ytimg.com/vi/J4fJxavHRAA/maxresdefault.jpg)...