Tag: OPTICALILLUSION

A group of researchers, led by Chris Harrison of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, have shown that simply applying an animation to a progress bar can make it appear to move 10-percent faster. The scientists set up a series of mock downloads using different progress bars. The control, a plain blue bar that moved from left to right, was compared to bars that pulsated between light and ...

A few months ago, a guy named Janek blew minds with images of his Impossible Nuts illusion, and had more than a few nonbelievers crying, 'Photoshop!' Now, thanks to YouTube user Brussup, the world finally has an explanation behind the sleight of hand. Sort of. As you can (maybe) see in the Crazy Nuts video below, the illusion of a pencil "impossibly" sliding between two hanging nuts (cue ...

We here at Switched have found some great optical illusions online in the past. We are always on the lookout for more, so we were delighted when we came across these three illusions below, thanks to Inside Science News. Just last weekend, these three illusions were chosen as the world's best at a gathering of neuroscientists and psychologists in Naples, Florida. Enjoy! 1. Jerky Curveball - The ...