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Illusion of Movement

These images give the illusion of movement. The images of circular patterns appear to rotate while the images of square patterns tend to bend or warp. It all comes from the mind, trying to interpret what the eye sees. Each image can be enlarged by clicking on it.

the buldge

expanding circles illusion

distorted squares

space warp

spiral and drift illusions

expanding squares

concentric movement

circular motion

circular motion illusion

crazy eyes

vertical distortion and illusion

tilting squares of illusion

rainbow illusion

horizontal movement

rotating patterns

For further explanation of why these illusions work and more great examples we highly recommend this site. http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/rotate-e.html

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