Optical Illusion of the Year Contest 2007
 

WARNING: This thread is apparantly capable of inducing physical pain, and may inflict unbearable stress on your computer. You should therefore proceed with caution, or something.

The finalists have been announced, and you can view all of the illusions at the contest homepage

I like 'It’s a circle, honest!' and 'Swimmers, Eels and other Gradient-Gradient Illusions' best.

Oh great, now I have a migraine!

Those illusions crashed my computer. Would it be a bit rude to say that the illusions weren't actually that great?

many nice ones, the winner is amazing in its simplicity. I always loved this one: unfrickinbelievable.



ps: the non "forum cropped" one works way better.
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/9972/migrainegq0.jpg

Most of them aren't exactly fantastic, but they're all of some interest I think.

I'm glad that there's an Optical Illusion of the Year contest.

Glad your computer got back online OK.

I see I've caused a migraine and a crashed computer, within a matter of minutes. I will edit the first post.

fake?? or real???

eeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh????????

Are we talking about that woman's breasts, or that guy's suit? Neither are especially believable.

I likde the look of the guy on the left gawping at those fake hooters - the Breast Inspector is in town.