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Optical Illusions

Invisible cloak is not just a dream

August 13, 2008 by Yein Jee

Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have developed a material that can bend light around 3D objects making them ‘disappear’.

The materials do not occur naturally but have been created on a nano scale, measured in billionths of a metre. The team says the principles could one day be scaled up to make invisibility cloaks large enough to hide people. [more on BBC]

Harry Potter’s fans must be so excited about the news. I am a bit worried on contrary, sometimes I just feel that the technology developments are a bit overwhelming to handle… I think I am getting old.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Fun and humour, Optical Illusions, State of California, UC Berkeley, United States

Spinning dancer silhouette optical illusion

July 30, 2007 by Yein Jee

One of the coolest optical illusions I’ve ever seen…

Spinning dancer silhouette optical illusion

Most people will see the girl spinning clockwise initially, but the girl can be seen rotating anti-clockwise as well, depending on how your brain works.

A small tip – focus below the hip to ‘change’ the direction. If you still can’t see it after some time, cover the upper body part and just focus on the legs.

[Update] The brilliant illusion is created by Japanese designer Nobuyuki Kayahara. You can visit his official site for some other works (not just optical illusions).

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Amazing and cool, Creative Stuff, Graphic Design, Nobuyuki Kayahara, Optical Illusions

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