Illusion is the first of all pleasures

November 7, 2006 7:59 PM

"Illusion is the first of all pleasures"
posted by MetaMonkey (12 comments total)

Cat Woman will haunt my dreams.
posted by neckro23 at 8:56 PM on November 7, 2006

Wow this is pretty awesome.
posted by chime at 9:01 PM on November 7, 2006

yes, but will VA and MO remain illusions? and what about Montana...
posted by punkbitch at 10:31 PM on November 7, 2006

These are sweet... the color ones, #10-12, from the fifth link (this one) are really astonishing.
posted by spiderskull at 10:50 PM on November 7, 2006

I must be very tired, because at first I thought this said 'Illinois is the first of all pleasures'.
posted by jimmythefish at 11:41 PM on November 7, 2006

These are sweet... the color ones, #10-12, from the fifth link (this one) are really astonishing.

My favorites (that I hadn't seen before) were the ECVP illusion and the #12 you mentioned. However, the latter one was so small and grainy that I made a new one in Photoshop (self-link, obviously).
posted by martinrebas at 1:30 AM on November 8, 2006

Print out "Dr. Angry and Mr. Smile" 8" x 10", hang it on a wall, and have someone walk toward it from across a room. That's when you get the full effect.
posted by Enron Hubbard at 4:21 AM on November 8, 2006

Martinrebas, that looks really cool.

Does anybody know if the reversible rotating illusion has a name? The closest match that I can find is the wagon-wheel effect, but it doesn't sound quite the same to me.

Excellent post!
posted by tickingclock at 4:52 AM on November 8, 2006

Oh, and this page has some more cool illusions.
posted by tickingclock at 5:04 AM on November 8, 2006

Very cool. thanks!
posted by Rumple at 1:09 PM on November 8, 2006

at first I thought this said 'Illinois is the first of all pleasures'

You and me both. I thought it was a Sufjan post at first glance.
posted by cortex at 4:37 PM on November 8, 2006

And quotes for the quotes?!

Great post, MetaMonkey.
posted by dreamsign at 1:12 AM on November 9, 2006