Optical illusion

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Stare at the cross:

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That totally rocks! :D
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:lol: Wierd. Very wierd.
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Ha, I thought that was as trick at first. Dude, that was awesome.
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That hurts a bit. Very cool though.
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Now those are good. They must have been done by camera trickery, but they're still good. All hail M. C. Escher!
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Yes, I'm sure they have. But if you move the camera out of line a little bit you suddenly find it's half as good as it looks.
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Damn, I'm slow this afternoon. That took me a couple of minutes to figure out.
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Very cool.
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More like the ending to Labyrinth.

That bit still freaks me out.
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I keep trying to stare at the cross, but the green ball is distracting me.

Try this one. Optical Illusion Don't drive after doing this.
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Nutso wrote:I keep trying to stare at the cross, but the green ball is distracting me.
I know - just as soon as the pink dots start disappearing, I get distracted and they come back.

How about this one? You can convince yourself that she's spinning clockwise or counterclockwise.
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Nutso wrote:I keep trying to stare at the cross, but the green ball is distracting me...
Just remember, there is no green ball. :wink:
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Isn't that what they said to Hitler after the operation?
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