Cool Optical Illusion: Counter Rotation

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The discussion centers around a captivating optical illusion found on eBaum's World, particularly one that features counter rotation. Participants express amusement at the illusion, noting its ability to evoke laughter despite lacking overt humor. The illusion is praised for not requiring prolonged focus, making it more accessible than others that fatigue the viewer's eyes. Ideas are shared about creating a large-scale version of the illusion in a hallway to observe people's reactions, with suggestions for enhancing its visibility and capturing the experience on camera. There is also a humorous acknowledgment of the potential for viewers to become so entranced that they might walk into the installation. Overall, the conversation highlights the novelty and engaging nature of the illusion while exploring creative ways to present it.
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I found this one to be more interesting than most because of counter rotation.
 
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That was awesome, zoobyshoe. I wonder why it made me laugh, though...I was really laughing hysterically at the things, and there was nothing really funny about it.
 
Could be cause you realize how funny you must look doing it.
 
lol

That is a great illusion though. Probably the best I've seen so far, since it doesn't require you to stare at a fixed point for several minutes to fatigue your retinal neurons before the illusion can happen. (That part is always a bit of a nuisance.)
 
lol that site is soo old lol...go to the illusions section there's really good ones there
 
Originally posted by Mentat
I wonder why it made me laugh, though...I was really laughing hysterically at the things, and there was nothing really funny about it.

I think we need to talk about this.

What else do you laugh at Mentat?
 
Originally posted by hypnagogue
lolThat is a great illusion though. Probably the best I've seen so far, since it doesn't require you to stare at a fixed point for several minutes to fatigue your retinal neurons before the illusion can happen. (That part is always a bit of a nuisance.)
Yeah, I don't think I've seen one like this before that moves in respose to the viewer's motion.

Imagine if someone made a giant one and put it at the end of a long hall where people had to walk a long way toward it.
 
Originally posted by zoobyshoe
Yeah, I don't think I've seen one like this before that moves in respose to the viewer's motion.

Imagine if someone made a giant one and put it at the end of a long hall where people had to walk a long way toward it.

That'd be great! You could paint the center a bright color to attract people's attention. This absolutely needs to be done. You could set up a hidden camera in the hall to get people's reactions. Classic.
 
Originally posted by hypnagogue
You could set up a hidden camera in the hall to get people's reactions. Classic.
I think you'd end up with a lot of people going into some kind of total hypnotic fixation. You'd have to mount it on foam rubber; there'd be those who keep walking till they slam right into it.
 
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That one optical illusion about the balcony and the guy climbing it is a real melon-scratcher.
 

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