Aug 3 2007M.C. Escher's impossible Waterfall sculpture
ThinkGeek is selling a sculpture of M.C. Escher's famous impossible Waterfall. Unfortunately, it doesn't actually break the laws of physics, and only looks right when viewed at a very specific angle with one eye closed. Which is exactly what I ask the ladies to do whenever I get naked. Sometimes I even have them close both eyes.
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Reader Comments
1. Jab - August 3, 2007 11:19 AM
Impossible!
tsrif
2. egohavoc - August 3, 2007 11:50 AM
I love that stuff!
It's cool to see how they "physically" made it work, even if it only works from 1 angle. Cool.
3. uruwai - August 3, 2007 1:16 PM
Two words:
Bo
Ring
4. Joe Mamma - August 3, 2007 5:48 PM
What is impossible about it?
5. Lucy - August 3, 2007 11:08 PM
Can't you see - from the correct angle (or when you view the actualy original artwork) it is physically impossible for the stream of water to run upwards and then pour back down to the base of the stream again...
Also the main tower defies logic. The middle and top sections are directly above one another, but they support sections of the water stream that should be apart from one another.
Impossible.
6. Jockey - August 4, 2007 12:31 AM
everything is possible in the world of M. C. Escher
7. RandomNigel - August 4, 2007 11:04 PM
Ahh. I remember that picture!
It confused the hell outta me.
And this sculpture does pretty much the same thing.
8. Pastor Al - August 5, 2007 2:49 PM
I... don't get it.