(cache) The Trippiest Optical Illusions on the 'Net

The Trippiest Optical Illusions on the 'Net

by Switched Staff — Oct 17th 2007 at 4:24PM

Charlie Chaplin in 3D. But... is he?

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hendren2323 said 8:57PM on 10-17-2007

I have a colloction of illusions. two of these I have in my library. How can I save these?

dhanna84 said 11:40PM on 10-17-2007

How completely cool! I loved this one!

devany said 1:34AM on 10-18-2007

i think this is my favorite!

Kevin said 1:42AM on 10-18-2007

THIS should have been the best on the net all by itself. Probably the coolest one I've seen.

cafoxc said 3:33AM on 10-18-2007

The lady spun both ways for me and appreared to clearly be switching from counter clock wise to clock wise from time to time? I looked at it here and there for five or more minutes.

Lisa said 3:50AM on 10-18-2007

I love it too! How do they do it? Is it a trick or is it real?

shelly said 4:04AM on 10-18-2007

awesome

WREN said 6:16AM on 10-18-2007

My puter is slow so I was able to see the trick.
The white part showing is actually the inside of the Charlie Chaplin mask. The mask is spinning around

Carrie said 7:48AM on 10-18-2007

This is the neatest illusion I've ever seen !

megansand said 2:54PM on 10-18-2007

i love this one. it is one you don't have to concentrate to see, and you can't cross your eyes to get rid of the illusion.

fxtoxbg said 3:06PM on 10-18-2007

Damn thing didnt work.

Crystal said 3:25PM on 10-18-2007

It's a mask. If you look at the background when the "inside" of the masks comes to the front, they darken the lighting to make it stand out so it looks 3D. I've seen better.

LaDonna said 3:28PM on 10-18-2007

I did not understand this. I mean I understand what it's supposed to be, but the part that he kept saying that I couldn't possibly see as hollow. . . well the only way that part appeared to me was as hollow. I don't know why but he kept saying this is hollow but you can't tell . . . and lol I'm like yea dude, I can. :P

R said 4:08PM on 10-18-2007

If You duplicate this at home by direct sight it does not happen. The only reason this happens is because of the digital incapability of reproduction. I will say it was fun to see.

Tiffany said 4:12PM on 10-18-2007

This one is way cool. If you look at the lighting in the background as it switches from his face to the back, it gets a LOT darker as the mask turns to the back. I think that along with the bright light shining on the mask is how they do it. Pretty cool though.

... said 4:21PM on 10-18-2007

Who is the guy standing in the door off to the left..?

Chrissi said 5:12PM on 10-18-2007

holy junk that's kool! i didbtr get it at first but then it was all like woah

jenn said 5:17PM on 10-18-2007

You can see the back ground lights dim, something is up with that video! Like they spliced two videos together

Riecy said 6:12PM on 10-18-2007

Too Kewl!!

thizzordiedeo said 6:15PM on 10-18-2007

dat iz tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!! lol

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