Tagged: illusion

DISTORTIONS

Michael of Vsauce discusses distortions, illusions, and hallucinations in this enlightening new video.

The Infinite Hotel Paradox

The Infinite Hotel, a thought experiment created by German mathematician David Hilbert, is a hotel with an infinite number of rooms. Easy to comprehend, right? Wrong. What if it’s completely booked but one person wants to check in? What about 40? Or an infinitely full bus of people? Jeff Dekofsky solves these heady lodging issues using Hilbert’s paradox.

Beautiful Crimea (39 pictures)

Crimea, is a peninsula of Ukraine located on the northern coast of the Black Sea. Enjoy the stunning beauty of the Crimean nature. Admire the magnificent palaces and landscaped parks.

Amazing T-Rex Illusion!

This is a wonderful optical illusion. This little dragon is made out of paper – you simply cut it out and stick it together, and stand it on a table or window ledge. But when you move around, the dragon’s head seems to follow you around the room. Have a look at the video, to see what we mean. The effect is really uncanny.