TED-Ed educator Nathan S. Jacob explains how optical illusions manage to trick our brains into thinking we’re seeing something we’re actually not.
Optical illusions are images that seem to trick our minds into seeing something different from what they actually are. But how do they work? Nathan S. Jacobs walks us through a few common optical illusions and explains what these tricks of the eye can tell us about how our brains assemble visual information into the 3D world we see around us.
Dave Hax shows us how to make an amazing floating cube.
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How to make a floating cube. Easy to make, by folding paper or card. Great illusion which looks best if you film it with a camera and watch it back.
This brilliant sculpture was created by ceramic artist Tsang Cheung Shing from Hong Kong.
Yuanyang II sculpture was named after a popular beverage made from a mixture of coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea. The name, which refers to Mandarin Duck, is a symbol of conjugal love in Chinese culture.
Wanna solve world hunger with magic? This video will teach you how to create chocolate out of nothing.
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Writer, art director, and magician, Mariano Tomatis uses a clever trick to make it appear as if he is creating chocolate out of thin air. It’s clearly an optical illusion, but the concept behind the trick is mathematically interesting.
Share the confusion now with your friends!
Behind the scenes – Ladies in a moving carriage.
Behind the scenes of a low-budget Chinese(?) movie, things take an unexpected turn…