It’s Julian Beever’s anamorphic Coke bottle optical illusion.
He’s going to need a bigger opener. Continue reading “This Coke bottle is not the real thing”
deceptions + pranks + magic + frauds + cons + lying + cheating + fakes + hoaxes + illusions
It’s Julian Beever’s anamorphic Coke bottle optical illusion.
He’s going to need a bigger opener. Continue reading “This Coke bottle is not the real thing”
Creepy and real
Usually the interesting deceptive masks are ones that are fake but look real, but in this case, a real photographic mask of German politician Angela Merkel worn by a protestor looks like someone did a sloppy cut and paste job on a photo. Continue reading “The real face mask that looks fake”
The rain does exist just for him.(Jim Carey in the movie "The Truman Show.")
The Truman Show, where a man discovers his whole life has been faked and broadcast on television>>
Obviously fake, and yet…
One night, a couple of 22-year-old employees in a convenience store in Wallsend, England were surprised when a masked man came in waving a gun. Continue reading “When it’s better to assume a gun is real”
In 1940, magician and origami expert Robert Harbin does an illusion with a newspaper. Continue reading “What’s the real secret of reading a newspaper on a crowded train?”
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (shown here in model kit form) was one of the real UFOs at Area 51. Continue reading “What were the real secrets of Area 51? Can you say CIA?”
You want fabric bacon.
I don’t think anyone will mistake it for the real thing. These 100% silk scarves, digitally printed with the image of a strip of bacon, are handmade by Swiss artist Natalie Luder. Continue reading “When you don’t want real bacon around your neck”
This Gold and Silver CIA Pen and Pencil Set is available for purchase at the CIA gift shop. Continue reading “What’s really inside that pen? The spy gadgets used by real spies in the CIA”
The deceptively real looking doll, Rui, with her stats
Continue reading “The ultimate artificial sex toy – a Real Doll”
It’s easier to fake reality when you use reality.
Continue reading “To fake it for a movie, shoot the real thing”