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... Pardon me if this isn't the right the right forum for this thread, I don't know where else to put it.
Recently I got a book titled The Magic Mirror of M.C. Echser. It was a fantastic book all about M.C. Echser's work and the physics of the 3D illusions they create. Some of the "immposible world" illustrations really made me think, so here's a thread all about Echser's illusions, or any other optical illusions for that matter. Feel free to post any you have, but to start things off I wanted to post some of the pictures that were in the book.
There were multiple illusions in this illustration titeld Belvedere. The most noticable is the ladder, I thought, but there was detailed explanations of each one.
I had a great time trying to imagine how the monks could climb on the infinite staircase without ever getting higher or lower. It was concluded by Ernst (author) that the edges were actually in a spiral pattern, and only appear horizontal from a certain veiwpoint.
There are tons more, so please post them or any other opyical illusions you find.
Recently I got a book titled The Magic Mirror of M.C. Echser. It was a fantastic book all about M.C. Echser's work and the physics of the 3D illusions they create. Some of the "immposible world" illustrations really made me think, so here's a thread all about Echser's illusions, or any other optical illusions for that matter. Feel free to post any you have, but to start things off I wanted to post some of the pictures that were in the book.
There were multiple illusions in this illustration titeld Belvedere. The most noticable is the ladder, I thought, but there was detailed explanations of each one.
1.)The Ladder The man climbing the bottom of the ladder is obviously inside the pavillion, while the man hanging on the top is outside. The ladder is perfectly straight, yet it can be inside and outside at the same time.
2.) The Cube The cube shaped wood structure the man is holding is impossible to exist in space, it's joints interlap over one another. The only eplanation for it is the drawing at his feet.
3.) The Pillars The eight pillars holding up the top story mysteriously cross through the space on the bottom story. Only the far left and right pillars are structurally sound, as shown by the merchant resting his hand on the far right. If he were to place his other hand on the adjacent pillar, he would be to find it is more or less diaganol.
4.) The Angles Is the top story rectangle? Square? How does it align with the bottom story? The far angle of the bottom seems to go on from the point the man is gazing from the bottom, while the top angle is to the direction the woman is staring. This impossible floor plan could maybe explain the ladder position.
Note.) Also, in the original sketch of Belvedere, Echser had written a note saying "Spiral staircase around middle pillar." One can only imagine how that would have worked.
2.) The Cube The cube shaped wood structure the man is holding is impossible to exist in space, it's joints interlap over one another. The only eplanation for it is the drawing at his feet.
3.) The Pillars The eight pillars holding up the top story mysteriously cross through the space on the bottom story. Only the far left and right pillars are structurally sound, as shown by the merchant resting his hand on the far right. If he were to place his other hand on the adjacent pillar, he would be to find it is more or less diaganol.
4.) The Angles Is the top story rectangle? Square? How does it align with the bottom story? The far angle of the bottom seems to go on from the point the man is gazing from the bottom, while the top angle is to the direction the woman is staring. This impossible floor plan could maybe explain the ladder position.
Note.) Also, in the original sketch of Belvedere, Echser had written a note saying "Spiral staircase around middle pillar." One can only imagine how that would have worked.
The water flowing from the top of the structure pushes the water wheel, and is then in turn is tranferred through the channel back up to the peak of the waterfall. Echser most likely drew this to show how ridiculous the theory of the double-joint triangle.
I had a great time trying to imagine how the monks could climb on the infinite staircase without ever getting higher or lower. It was concluded by Ernst (author) that the edges were actually in a spiral pattern, and only appear horizontal from a certain veiwpoint.
There are tons more, so please post them or any other opyical illusions you find.
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