Comments on: The Late Movies: Optical Illusions

By: Aemi

Aemi — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:37:00 +0000

Huh, the blue circle one has caused me to have not just the blue circle in my vision, but an entire inverted projection of my monitor’s frame, my monitor, the video window, the circle, and half of the video window above it.
[Reposing mackerel?]

By: Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Tricia – yup, according to Wikipedia the LOTR movies used Ames rooms!

By: Hastings

Hastings — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:17:00 +0000

If you’re waiting for a face, watch the inverted facial one and then watch the blue circle. The entire time I was staring at the octagon, that face was still staring back at me…ugh, that was creepy. Great post though! Loved the Charlie Chapman mask!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:09:00 +0000

Like the others I’m relieved that there were no screaming faces in these.

I love optical illusions and I think the Ames room is awesome. I wonder if that’s how Lord of the Rings was filmed?

By: Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:00:00 +0000

John – the octagon left me with a circular afterimage. Maybe it has something to do with the resolution of your vision? (Mine isn’t great. :)

recaptcha: imaging 67

By: John

John — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Is the octagon supposed to look like a circle? It looks very clearly like a blue octagon when the image disappears.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:59:00 +0000

Haha Jordan me too. I was leaning in to the screen and just thinking in the back of my mind “when is the face going to pop up?”

Am I just not seeing the “secret” part of the first one?

Also there was a man at Dollywood, as I’m sure there are other places, but he made wood carvings that did the same effect as the Charlie Chaplin mask. It was pretty awesome. Especially after talking to him and finding out he used to be a stuntman in Hollywood.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:22:00 +0000

I have been nervous to stare at any video ever since those videos where you supposed to stare at something for a while and then something scary would jump out at you.

And now I can’t stop seeing this blue circle, lol.

By: R6corey

R6corey — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:09:00 +0000

5 minutes later, and I’m still seeing the Union Jack, a lit light bulb and a blue circle!!! HA!