illusions

1. illusions collected to amuse

2. image perception stare at this image for a moment; look away to a blank wall; what do you see? images stay on the retina for a moment.

3. Moire’s image perception stare at this design for a moment; look away to a blank wall; what do you see? red will appear from the b&w effect on the retina.

4. perception what do you see? dalmatian?

5. perception what do you see? cow?

6. perception what do you see? a larger deer in the trees?

7. perception how many horses do you see? 7?

8. ‘All is Vanity’ what do you see? lady gazing at her reflection or grinning skull?

9. perception what do you see? a young girl or an old hag?

10. perception what do you see? a masked actor or girls?

11. perception what do you see? a dandy or a jackass?

12. perception what do you see? an old man or a couple kissing?

13. perception what do you see? a face or the word ‘liar’?

14. perception what do you see? faces or vases?

15. ‘Forever Always’ what all do you see?

16. ‘Nativity’ what all do you see?

17. ‘Palm Sunday’ what all do you see?

18. ‘Calvary’ what all do you see?

19. ‘Celestial Bodies’ what all do you see?

20. ‘Miracle of the Roses’ what all do you see?

21. ‘Imagine’ what all do you see?

22. ‘Visions of Quixote’ what all do you see?

23. ‘Lady in Field of Lilies’ what all do you see?

24. ‘Lupe’ what all do you see?

25. ‘Madonna Rocaille’ what all do you see?

26. ‘Marlena’ what all do you see?

27. ‘Mona Lisa’s Chair’ what all do you see?

28. ‘The General’s Family’ what all do you see?

29. ‘waterfall’ what do you see? water pouring or human forms?

30. ‘animals’ how many do you see?

31. ‘Earth’ how many different animals do you see?

32. ‘water’ how many aquatic animals do you see?

33. ‘summer’ what all do you see?

34. ‘Man in the vegetables’ what all do you see?; left side’s - rightside up; right side’s - upside down

35. Topsy-Turvy left side’s - rightside up; right side’s - upside down

36. perception what do you see? a duck or a rabbit?

37. perception what do you see? a lady or a musician?

38. perceptions how many cubes do you see?

39. perspective are these lines parallel?

40. perspective are the red balls the same size?

41. ‘Periscope of Henry II’ what do you see? look at the middle column - where does it end?

42. perspective what do you see? ships in line or a bridge?

43. impossibles can you explain it?

44. ambigrams mirror image produces same word

45. palindrome • Madam • Adam • how many more do you know?

46. perception what do you see? 13 or B?

47. perception what do you see? black splotches or a word?

48. perception what do you see? E or straight lines?

49. reading perception read this familiar phrase, several times; how many times does the word ‘the’ appear in the sentence?; look carefully. Did you see the extra word each time you read the sentence?; most people don't! try it with “I Love Paris in the the Springtime”; try it with “A bat in the the belfry.” now try counting how many ‘f’s are in “Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.”

50. . A professor stood before his Philosophy 101class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students agreed with a unanimous --yes! The professor then produced a pot of tea from under the table and proceeded to pour the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," the professor said, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things -- your family, your health, your children, your friends, your favorite passions -- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.” “The pebbles represent the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand represents everything else -- the small stuff!” “If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Go out dancing. Play another 18 holes of golf. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.” One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the tea represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a cup of tea!!!"