September 15, 2013September 15, 2013Animations

“Merry-Go-Round” Animated Illusion

By observing the smaller animated #gif on your right, you may fall under the impression that all of the dots rotate together, simultaneously forming a…

May 27, 2013May 27, 2013Animations

In Which Direction Do They Spin?

Michael caught a remarkable show on National Geographic the other day, featuring some of the most interesting optical illusions of our time. Most of them…

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013Animations

Wobbly Bobbly Illusion

I was just browsing our #animations category for good ol’ times sake, when I noticed I never shared this funny looking .gif with you. Pardon…

January 13, 2013December 14, 2015Animations

Spinning Vortex Illusion Pattern

Just a quick update for today, containing another trippy optical illusion addition to our heavily popular #Animations category. It may seem the vortex is actually…

December 3, 2012Animations

Spinning Girl Illusion Explanation

Spinning Girl Silhouette was an animated illusion that practically propelled our site to success few years ago. It was back in the old days when…

August 15, 2012August 13, 2012Animations

Spinning Wheels Optical Illusion

One thing I love about this site is our really huge audience! But what I like even more, is when fans recognize good stuff and…

August 5, 2012August 5, 2012Animations

Reverse Spokes Illusion

Another cool illusion featured and explained by COGSCIdotNET is the Reverse Spokes Illusion. This particular effect was discovered by Anstis and Rogers, and it works…

September 13, 2011Animations

Benham’s Disk Optical Illusion

This is one of my childhood’s favorite visual illusions, one you could literally have spent hours playing with! Unfortunately, back then I wasn’t aware it…

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