These dice create an impossible figure. Continue reading “Three optical illusions with dice”
Category: 2012/08
The tabletop chef – an optical illusion
They used real food, a blowtorch,
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The hairy wig prank, the extended version
Hair prank for men, version 2
I previously posted a video of Joshua’s epic prank where he cut off all his hair and made a wig, then fooled his friends with his newly shorn head. Continue reading “The hairy wig prank, the extended version”
The “My twin sister did it!” defense
The hotel ad said their rooms all had
"comfy beds with crisp, white linens
and selection of firm and soft pillows."
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Find the clown’s dog – an optical illusion
CLOWN – Find his dog.
This vintage optical illusion card is an advertisement for Holloway’s Pills & Ointments, a popular patent medicine in 19th Century England. Continue reading “Find the clown’s dog – an optical illusion”
Women in Boxes – a film about magic assistants
Frances Willard says this trunk
is about all that’s left of the tent
show she worked with her father.
Watch a documentary about women who’ve work in the background as magician’s assistants (and are many times, also the magician’s wife). Continue reading “Women in Boxes – a film about magic assistants”
Why you shouldn’t steal from a tech professor
Piotr Pasciak loved the advances
in hi-tech cameras, but now
he’s not so sure.
Mr. Lee is a college professor who teaches about technology. One day in June, someone entered his Manhattan apartment and stole some electronics. Continue reading “Why you shouldn’t steal from a tech professor”
Why would art experts allow fake art to flourish?
"I’m not sure. Maybe it is a real
painting by Leonardo DaVinci…"
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Why would an athlete stick pins in their testicles?
Pins poking into a pincushion.
The Paralympic Games is a sporting competition which involves disabled athletes who compete in categories similar to Olympic athletes. Continue reading “Why would an athlete stick pins in their testicles?”
Why was he so annoyed by what he didn’t write?
Bill Kellar’s avatar was unamused. Continue reading “Why was he so annoyed by what he didn’t write?”