Ames’ Window

By Miss Cellania in Video Clips on May 1, 2009 at 9:18 am


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Is this weird or what? This optical illusion known as Ames’ Window was developed by Adelbert Ames, Jr. {wiki} Just watching it made me dizzy! -via reddit


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  1. graymccarty
    May 1st, 2009 at 9:20 am

    Have one of these at our local Science Centre

  2. Mouserz
    May 1st, 2009 at 9:42 am

    I’m dazed and confused.

  3. Namowal
    May 1st, 2009 at 10:45 am

    You may have seen its big brother, the Ames Room.

  4. Ali S.
    May 1st, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    Argh! My brain hurts just looking at this. ;)

  5. school kid
    May 1st, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    I’ve seen something like that at my school; the paper pretzel on top of the pretzel machine in the lunch room slowly revolves. If you stare at it for a while, it does exactly what this window does. So cool!

  7. ted
    May 2nd, 2009 at 5:05 am

    Ow, my brain hurts.

  8. oezicomix
    May 2nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    love the commentary, is that david attenborough’s brother? ;)


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