Feb 27 2008Optical Illusion Made Me Lose My Lunch
WARNING:LOOK AWAY OR SCROLL DOWN IF YOU'RE GETTING SICK OR HAVING A SEIZURE.
Walter Anthony creates optical illusions. The one there in the picture is called The Purple Nurple Optical Illusion and it made me puke up a grilled cheese sandwich, some southern style potato salad, two eggs, and a cup of tomato soup.
Anomalous Motion Optical Illusion aka Peripheral Drift Optical Illusion is characterized by anomalous motion that can be observed in peripheral vision. […]Keep in mind that this is a static image. It is not animated in any way. but as your vision moves back and forth the center area seems to be moving toward the center (contracting) and the outer edges seem to be moving away (expanding) from the center. Also worth noting is that if you fixate on a point in the center and don’t move your eyes this anomalous motion will stop.
Wow, it's like I'm 14 again and I just took a couple hits of wicked acid. Except my friends haven't all run away and left me in the middle of the woods to bug out alone and cry for eight hours straight. And let me tell you one thing -- if you think tree spirits and forest gnomes are make believe, you're entirely correct. Or at least they don't come to the rescue when a gang of ogres beats you up for your pants and the whereabouts of some fairy princess.
Walt Anthony
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The Purple Nurple Optical Illusion [neatorama]
Reader Comments
1. TwelveStep - February 27, 2008 3:43 PM
Holy crap dude! I got totally dizzy out of my mind! I almost fell out of my chair. Try not to post things like that before 5pm. The people here at work are going to know something's up if I keel over onto the floor.
2. guate6 - February 27, 2008 4:03 PM
#1: good reason to get excused to go home.
I love optical illusions. More should be posted after the jump.
http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/
http://www.grand-illusions.com/
3. proteon - February 27, 2008 4:38 PM
You've never taken acid.
4. T-2000 - February 27, 2008 6:02 PM
"The Purple Nurple Optical Illusion and it made me puke up a grilled cheese sandwich, some southern style potato salad, two eggs, and a cup of tomato soup."
lol, you'd love to visit a nearby Mall where the stores which are being remodeled all have optical illusions covering the store itself.
5. Walt Anthony - February 27, 2008 10:19 PM
Thanks for posting my illusion of your site. It sure would be nice if you actually linked to the site too.
Your comments are close to the the creation of this illusion, but picture a spinach omelette and grape soda. Never mind you don't have to picture it you posted it.
Peace!
6. huh - February 28, 2008 2:52 PM
I think it's broken. I looked at it forever and it stayed a flat image.
7. groonk - March 3, 2008 4:51 PM
ok. love this.
if only it'd go on a shirt.
8. p1mpu4lif3 - May 12, 2008 9:11 AM
wow . . . dont smoke weed and look into it . . trust me . . . o damn look now i seen my death damn it look what you did now i got to 12'o clock to live . . . . i hate life