Tuesday, March 27, 2007

"Things Aren't Always What They Seem..."

That's so true in life, isn't it? Things aren't always as they appear, and most of us would do well in stressful situations to take a deep breath and tell ourselves that!

(NOTE: before you begin, remember you can click on an image to enlarge it in a separate window...)


Thought I'd provide you with a little diversion of some nice eye tricks, definitely incorporating some 'things' that are not as they appear to be! We'll start with a simple one: the shadowed dot. Stare directly at the little black dot for several seconds and perceive the shadow to slowly but steadily disappear, leaving the dot in place with a tiny shroud around it...
Have a piece of white paper handy for this one....stare at this unusually colored flag for a bit, then quickly look at a blank piece of white paper and let the image start to form...recognize the colors now? Think US flag...


If you don't believe the diagonal black and yellow lines are parallel, check it yourself!


At ease, eye soldiers! Think they're all different sizes? Look again, and measure if you have to...they are one in the same!


Remember the group Blood, Sweat, & Tears? "What goes up....must come down....Spinnin' Wheel, got to go 'round..." These wheels really look like they are spinning...until you look directly at one and it 'stops'...


Now, get back to your daily 'motions' and make sure you get outside and enjoy some fresh spring air...!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow! Those tricky pics were great. You know, you should think about composing a book of all your blogs. It would make very interesting reading. lori

Bob Child said...

I love to write and know I'll write my first book soon...have no idea what it would be about, but it will be an interesting read! Thanks for reading!