Optical Illusion of The Day: Beach Sand Art Diving Illusion

Posted: 05 Aug 2016 06:45 AM PDT

Summer time is all about the beach, at least for some of us! Trips to the beach are always on our bucket list every summer, whether it’s a quick day trip to the lake or a longer vacation to the ocean. I love everything about the beach – the sun, the surf, the sand. And, of course, the sand art! People can get pretty creative with their beach art too. Sand castles are definitely pretty cool, but one group of New Zealand artists really stepped up their beach art game and created something pretty amazing!

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From a distance, these sand art pieces look like real, everyday objects. Add some people in the right poses to the mix, and you have a pretty cool beach optical illusion! Unfortunately, all of the hard work is washed away when the tide rolls in. But, I guess that makes room for new designs, right?

Make sure you check out these drawings in the sand by the same artists if you love sand art!

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Impossible Pass Through Illusion

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 11:43 AM PDT

I’m sure most of you have seen an impossible pass through illusion before. It consists of two plain squares situated side by side, and a straight object is passed directly through them. Like so…

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Since the squares are situated on each side of the pole in the center, it looks like this is a completely impossible illusion. Well, an impossible scenario if the rod was completely straight, right? As it turns out, the rod is completely straight in this impossible pass through illusion!

So, how did they do it?

Check out the moving GIF illusion below for the answer…

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As you can see, the rod is completely straight. Although, it does seem to warp as it passes through the squares. That’s just your eyes playing tricks on you though. Your brain is trying to fill in the blanks, so to speak, to compensate for a seemingly impossible scenario. The real trick to this illusion lies in the structure with the two squares. Although they appear to be placed side by side on either side of the post, they really aren’t. Instead, they are at an angle to each other, and the farther square is angled up. The position of the structure and the camera simply makes it appear as though the two squares are side by side.

If you love the simplicity of this impossible pass through illusion, you’ll definitely want to check out Jerry Andrus’ real life impossible crate illusion!

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