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Optical Illusions and Other Neat Stuff

 Here's a collection of optical illusions and other neat stuff. Some of the images are not what they first appear to be while others are impossibilities which, initially, may seem possible. A few of these optical illusions will seem to vibrate or rotate and others will bend, skew or change color. And it's all just your eyes playing tricks on your mind...

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Abuelo y Abuela Leonardo da Vinci / Man on a Burro St. George the Dragon Slayer Don Quixote/Windmill Mona Lisa's Menagerie
The Mystery Hole Skewed Checker Board Wavy Lines? Vibrating Porthole Spiralling Vortex
Fantasy Blockade Rotation, Rotation, Rotation Fleeting Florence Moving Polka Dots Focus, Please!
Seasick Square Mis-Direction Crazy Crate Spinning Wheels Puzzling Pachyderm
Holy Ghost From Bridge To Brig Daffy Doughnut Magic Jigsaw Puzzle Monk Mountain
Optical Illusions Slippery Slope Young Woman / Old Witch Column Conundrum Blinking Buttons
Loonie Logs The Eye Of The Storm The Missing Princess

Big Book of Optical Illusions

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These books contain illustrations that defy the rules of space and trick the eye into seeing two different visions.

Big Book of Optical Illusions
Optical illusions are fun to look at and study—and when presented in a book like this one, they make great puzzles for readers to solve. The Big Book of Optical Illusions displays more than 200 eye-foolers, all of them guaranteed to confuse while they entertain. Compare Prices


Optical Illusions Magic Eye Beyond 3D
This book examines the medical benefits related to viewing these amazing 3D images and explains the possible physical and performance-related benefits that may result from viewing them. Magic Eye Beyond 3D promises to help its readers improve overall vision and reduce the effects of computer eyestrain. Compare Prices

Impossible Optical Illusions
Mind-boggling images that defy the rules of space, but captivate the mind. Compare Prices


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