The optical illusion lamp when lit (on the left)
and when off (on the right.)
Korean Yeongwoo Kim created this concept – a lamp consisting of a cup suspended in midair by a flowing and glowing stream of light. Continue reading “The illusion of a floating lamp that pours light”
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The floating lamp that’s not an illusion
It’s bisected… and it floats
Technology enables the top part of this lamp to float.
Demonstration Video – the Floating Lamp by Crealev
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Why were 30,000 pigs floating down the river?
Because you believed what you read in the newspaper.(Photo from "The Morning Bulletin", Rockhampton, Australia)
Quotes can be taken out of context, or they can be in error. Continue reading “Why were 30,000 pigs floating down the river?”
Two floating cube optical illusions (and how to make your own)
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This cube also floats, but no illusions here. |
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The magician fooled by a floating log
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"He then ordered it to sink out of sight and the log obeyed him." |
The illusion of the floating man
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This is performance artist Johan Lorbeer. |
The illusion of floating people on invisible bicycles
Floating Number 1
Chinese artist Zhao Huasen had a deceptively simple idea: what if I took
photographs of people on bicycles and digitally removed the physical
bike but left the bike’s shadow, so the bike riders seemed to be an optical illusion floating
strangely above the street? Continue reading “The illusion of floating people on invisible bicycles”
The floating flag platform optical illusion
Even when you know what’s really going on,
it’s hard not to be fooled.
There you go. Continue reading “The floating flag platform optical illusion”
Is this magical floating coin video “real?”
It’s not computer graphics – the coin really does float and spin.
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Fake floating magic by David Copperfield
No Photoshop was required to make her float.
During an event in Los Angeles produced by magician David Copperfield, guests could have their photo taken to make it appear that they were being levitated. Continue reading “Fake floating magic by David Copperfield”