Optical Illusion Links

Ambiguous Illusions — Part of the Sandlot Science Site, this page provides links to many illusions (some requiring Java). Check out the Mystic Wheel!

Auditory Illusion — A great auditory illusion from CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks program.

Cafe Wall Illusion — A wonderful, even dramatic illusion brought to you by the Exploratorium. Requires Shockwave.

Changing Illusions — Six great illusions brought to you by the Exploratorium. Requires Shockwave.

Depth Spinner — A great illusion brought to you by the Exploratorium. Requires Shockwave.

Eye Magic — Features optical illusions along with explanations of how they work.

IllusionWorks — This site features plenty of illusions from ambiguous illustions to impossible objects to distorted figures. Lots of things to amaze you.

Mindbluff Optical Illusions — Features illusions, brain teasers, mind puzzles, and logic tests.

Necker Cube — An animated Necker Cube (uses Java). When a stick cube is drawn in two dimensions, it can be perceived as a three dimensional cube from two different perspectives. The animated cube makes it more obvious.

Optical Science Center & Museum, 214 N Main Street, Hannibal MO 63401; 573-221-2020. Features a history of optics and glasses. Also a number of optical illusions.

Phantom Tactile Illusion

Pinwheel Illusion — A great whirling spiral illusion (uses Java).

Pulfrich Illusion — A great moving illusion -- in and out, in and out. (uses Java).

Rob's Paraboxes — Features designs based on the impossible cube. Also features paradoxical poems and surreal designs. More to come.

Sand Lot Science — Features many illusions, including distortions, ambiguous figures, impossible figures, and more. Great stuff.

Sliding Gray Scale — Grays look different with different surroundings. An illusion brought to you by the Exploratorium. Requires Shockwave.

Squirming Palm — A great spiral illusion brought to you by the Exploratorium. Requires Shockwave.

Trapezoidal Window — The Ames Window Illusion brought to you by the Exploratorium. Requires QuickTime VR.

Threed Illusion — A nice three dimensional illusions (uses Java).

Visual Illusions Gallery — This site features lots of wonderful illusions, from the old woman/young woman ambiguous drawing to Escher cubes, to impossible stairways, to the face/vase illusion, color blends, and more.