#10 The Wavy Almonds Illusion
Famously used on the cover of Animal Collective's 2009 Album "Merriweather Post Pavilion."
We can barely look at this illusion without getting nauseous. It seems to defy our best efforts to fully comprehend the precise arrangement of the little white-and-black ringed almond shapes. Whenever we focus our eyes on one small section of the illusion, the rest of it seems to respond by impossibly writhing and contorting, making it all but impossible to grasp the patterns in the image. If only it would hold still!
Forget it. This one is more trouble than it's worth.
We can barely look at this illusion without getting nauseous. It seems to defy our best efforts to fully comprehend the precise arrangement of the little white-and-black ringed almond shapes. Whenever we focus our eyes on one small section of the illusion, the rest of it seems to respond by impossibly writhing and contorting, making it all but impossible to grasp the patterns in the image. If only it would hold still!
Forget it. This one is more trouble than it's worth.
#8 Close or Far
At the distance you are probably sitting from your computer monitor, the image below reads, You are close. If you get up and walk across the room, the text will change to read "You are far away." This is because, at a distance, the blurry, cloudy light-green lettering stands out against the orange background much better than the thin outlines that you saw when you were sitting closer. Just to be safe, though, we would recommend searching the room for hidden cameras on the off chance that your computer has developed sentience and is now staring back at you.
#7 Refuses to Sit Still
This illusion is like a child in the back seat who's had too much soda. When you're distracted with something else, it fidgets and moves constantly, but the second you turn your gaze on it, it freezes. The two spirals here are completely stationary, yet, if you let your eyes wander around the page and keep the spirals in your peripheral vision, they will appear to spin. We have a very hard time believing that the two spirals here aren't subtly animated in some way.
#5 Circles of Hell Illusion
Something about this illusion is just devilish. Even when you know what you're supposed to see, the correct perception continues to elude you. It's terribly frustrating.
The four circles formed by the little black and white squares below are concentric. None of the circles overlap, and there is no spiraling happening here - just four perfect circles. We know this is true - we even looked at the image in an image-editing program to make sure. Still, when we look at this illusion, all we see is a nauseating spiral taunting us.
The four circles formed by the little black and white squares below are concentric. None of the circles overlap, and there is no spiraling happening here - just four perfect circles. We know this is true - we even looked at the image in an image-editing program to make sure. Still, when we look at this illusion, all we see is a nauseating spiral taunting us.
#4 Not Fade Away
This illusion exploits the short attention span our brains all share on an innate biological level. If you stare intently at the red dot in the center of the image, the green ring will gradually fade away. As long as you keep your eyes fixed on the dot, you will soon perceive only a red dot on a white background.
If one of our senses is introduced to a simple, unchanging stimulus (AKA something boring), the brain rapidly begins to perceive it as the absence of stimulus. In this case, the absence of visual stimulus leaves only the color white. This phenomenon is the reason why we can fall asleep in a noisy airplane or during a Mumford and Sons performance.
If one of our senses is introduced to a simple, unchanging stimulus (AKA something boring), the brain rapidly begins to perceive it as the absence of stimulus. In this case, the absence of visual stimulus leaves only the color white. This phenomenon is the reason why we can fall asleep in a noisy airplane or during a Mumford and Sons performance.
#3 Old In and Out Illusion
For this illusion, stare at the center cross. Slowly move your head towards the screen. Next, slowly move it away. The concentric circles should appear to rotate in opposite directions, though they of course do not. This illusion is very easy to get to work, but try to resist the temptation to move your head in and out repeatedly. It makes you look like an old school DJ on the ones and twos. Trust us.
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