Watch what happens with these diamonds (no camera tricks or special effects used here…just an optical illusion).
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Watch what happens with these diamonds (no camera tricks or special effects used here…just an optical illusion).
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Wow.
Once the diamond was removed, I kept thinking of a monotone crayola box. Weird.
You always have some really interesting finds. I love this place!
/lola
Nov 27th, 2009 / 11:00 pm
Whoa, that is tripping me out! I can’t stop watching it!
Nov 28th, 2009 / 1:55 am
Ow! Cool!
I think it has something to do with how these diamonds are exposed to the light.
Nov 28th, 2009 / 2:02 am
@ahmed: try it yourself :) i guess it’s really only an optical illusions… the eye adjusts the color perceived to the surroundings of the moving diamond or something.
Nov 28th, 2009 / 5:27 am
It has to do with the light that reflects *from* the diamonds, a a bit more from the top of the triangle than from the bottom ;)
Nov 28th, 2009 / 5:40 am
The “diamonds” are all the same. There’s a slight gradient from top corner to bottom.
Nov 28th, 2009 / 6:37 am
What’s really amazing is that it’s a different person’s hand that moves the diamond each time! Watch closely!!!
Nov 28th, 2009 / 7:00 am
amazing thankyou :)
Nov 28th, 2009 / 7:30 am
sorcerors magic
Nov 28th, 2009 / 7:45 am
As AM said, the diamond has a gradient, and appears darker towards the top where the white shapes are. It’s a clever trick and fun to figure out!
Nice post!
Nov 30th, 2009 / 3:55 am
This is absolutely bewitching. But I know it from somewhere else. It’s really an optical illusion… no trickery here. It’s the way our brains work.
Nov 30th, 2009 / 9:11 am
My theory on this ptical illusion = it’s all reflective off the hue it is next to when moved.
Dec 1st, 2009 / 2:13 pm
My guess is that the moving diamond is made out of gray vellum paper.
Dec 1st, 2009 / 9:16 pm
its silly how some are so sure there is a gradient or other tricky things. The color is flat, like sn0flk wrote it’s all reflective off the hue it is next to when moved. Next to light colors that shade of gray is percieved darker, next to dark colors it’s percieved lighter.
Dec 9th, 2009 / 12:39 pm
Very good @rox for the detailed explanation on color/hue behavior.
And side note, pardon my typo… *optical illusion
Great post!
Dec 9th, 2009 / 7:31 pm
I watched it three times did not understand, good magic!
May 22nd, 2014 / 10:12 pm