(cache) The Trippiest Optical Illusions on the 'Net

The Trippiest Optical Illusions on the 'Net

by Switched Staff — Oct 17th 2007 at 2:42PM

Stare at this one for a while... then, when it's done playing, take a look at the world around you. Things might seem a little "squishier" than they used to be.

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michelle said 8:43PM on 10-17-2007

thats rediculous -- the whole page was spinning.. soo cool

rlc03 said 9:09PM on 10-17-2007

That was so cool!

kurin said 9:14PM on 10-17-2007

umm... mine connection kept messing up so in between when the thing was playing and when it was buffering, my eyes were like having a sesiur... lol, very nice im sure if the thing player right...

Bernie Stevens said 9:37PM on 10-17-2007

top half of lady is counter clockwise, bottom half is clockwise,
The spinning B&W just plain hurt my eyes.

Josh said 10:16PM on 10-17-2007

What song is playing on here?

julia said 10:24PM on 10-17-2007

Josh: It's "Meant to Live" by Switchfoot

Meg said 10:32PM on 10-17-2007

i just learned about this concept in psychology, where you concentrate on something and then still see it after the image has disappeared. can't remember what it's called though... so much for retaining information...

and the song is "Meant to Live" by Switchfoot, by the way.

DR. EDSON ANDRE'JOHNSON D.D.ULC said 10:50PM on 10-17-2007

HI SEE BOTH IN THE SPINNING! BLOCKING RIGHT EYE SEE SPIN CLOCKWISE,BLOCK LEFT EYE SEE SPINNING COUNTER CLOCKWISE RIGHT -LEFT BRAIN EFFECT I GUESS!

Linda lou said 11:40PM on 10-17-2007

Sorry, I don't have a URL

Robin said 12:46AM on 10-18-2007

Unbelievable!! After watching the spinner I look at my pencil holder and my lamp base and both looked like they were breathing!! They expanded and then went back to thier original shape. What does this mean? We found a safe haleucinogenic?

Amanda said 12:48AM on 10-18-2007

trippy...sweet

Suzy said 1:12AM on 10-18-2007

After the moving illusion stopped, I didn't see anything different, strange or out of the ordinary when I looked away from the computer screen.... What was I supposed to see - pink elephants or something??? lol

dick said 1:35AM on 10-18-2007

did that say "look away 'form?"

XxSyCoBiTcHxX said 1:52AM on 10-18-2007

All I can say is LMFAO!!!

Steve Ward said 2:20AM on 10-18-2007

I have not laughed so much in a long while. The clip that shows the skateboarder flying to the audience was hilarious. my girl thought i was crying. Thanks so much, Steve

nicsterno1 said 3:34AM on 10-18-2007

I looked at my puppy! Wow! That was insane! He looked so freaky!

JB said 2:44PM on 10-18-2007

WHOA!! that was awsome!

Mr bill said 2:57PM on 10-18-2007

Real 60s/70s
It reminds me of the eye treatment I had done at an old timer's eye doctor, and it worked.

Jenn said 3:04PM on 10-18-2007

wow, I felt like I was back in high school.lol

TLocke said 3:13PM on 10-18-2007

I spent five minutes looking at the lady thinking how can anyone possibly see her turning clockwise, she was absolutely spinning counter-clockwise. Then got up from my desk she had changed direction and after a while I decided that if you stare at the shadow of her feet you can make her go any direction you want, WOAHHHH!

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