The Mystery of ‘The Phantom Wiggle’ With Car Lights
Peter Veto explained "The Phantom Wiggle", a visual anomaly that makes it look like car lights are moving separately from the car itself.
Search Results for Illusion of the Year Contest
A Clever Illusion of a Phantom Queen Appearing Only in a Mirror Reflection During a Game of Chess
Matt Pritchard created the illusion of "The Phantom Queen" appearing only in a mirror facing the chessboard but not on the board itself.
A 3D Model of the Normally 2D Schröder Staircase
Dr. Kokichi Sugihara of Japan created a 3D model of a Schröder Staircase that brings the famous optical illusion to life.
A Brilliantly Confounding Dual Axis Rotating Shape
Game developer Frank Force created a brilliantly confounding optical illusion of a spinning shape that appears to be simultaneously rotating around both the horizontal and…
A Brilliantly Disconcerting Optical Illusion Using Disembodied Human Fingers That Can Be Manipulated
Japanese professor Kenri Kodaka of Nagoya City University has created “Bodiject Fingers”, a rather disconcerting optical illusion in which disembodied human fingers appear out of…
A Visual Explanation of the Illusion That Makes a Windmill Appear to Spin in the Opposite Direction
Researchers Dr. Michael Pickard and Gurpreet Singh of the University of Sunderland submitted to 2017 Best Illusion of the Year Contest a simple but brilliant…
An Astonishing Optical Illusion Where Objects Appear to Change Shape in the Mirror
Dr. Kokichi Sugihara, an engineering professor at Meji University in Japan has created an absolutely astonishing optical illusion in which white cylinders appear to change…