Brain Teasers
Herring Illusion
Optical-Illusion
An optical illusion is a visually perceived image that is deceptive or misleading.Optical-Illusion
This optical illusion was first created in 1861. Look at the two thick vertical lines. Do they look straight or curved to you? Hold a ruler up to the screen and you will see that they are indeed straight.
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wow, i still think they are curved, straight or not
cool
OMG. That was awsome.
Loved it and cdrock if you look straight at the center they don't look bent. Keep the illusions coming they are great
i still think it's a little bent even with the ruler....mayb im just blind?
totally cool, that was a nice one!
Well done Braingle! Even though I held the ruler up to the screen, I still think its bent! I'm starting to doubt the fact that my ruler is straight! Thanx for this teaser!!
aaaahhh! they keep jumping from curved to straight!!! they're alive!! XD
Ruler or not.
They're curved. I just can't see them as straight without the paper edge.
They're curved. I just can't see them as straight without the paper edge.
I never knew braingle had illusions!!!
All illusions are slightly bent, warped or twisted! Could be why I like them!
totally richeous briangle keep em comin im lovin em!!! optical illutions r my fave
Who made this up?
Wow great illusion makes my brain hurt keep em' comin
yea ha what fun, hadn't seen this one before!!!
I may be totally navie, but why is it called the 'Herring' Ilusion? Was it created by some guy, [or girl!] who's last name was Herring? Or was it inspired by a herring?
well if you stare at the lines they are straight
Nov 16, 2005
What I thought was really cool was if you stare at the center long enough you will see an 'X' that grows then disappears! Awesome.
Nov 16, 2005
and when you scroll up and down the rays flap up and down
really nice effect
really nice effect
USE THE FORCE LUKE, USE THE FORCE......
But I don't wanna use the force!
why do illusions make your eyes hurt?
After rating this teaser I found out I had 51 points!Now I can make a Wiki anyway sorta cool
Wow! Looks can be decieving.
COOL!! I didn't get it at first, so I rated it boring!! Then I got it. Totally cool!!
ahh there perfectly stright thats awsome
Ahh!!!!!!! I HATE THESE!!!! In a good way, that is They're just too frustrating lol.
THEY'RE CURVED I TELL YOU!
Love these, although illusions still make you realise how strange our minds are!
This was great, I luv when things are not as they seem!
they are not curved, they only appear to be, thats why its called an optical illusion
The lines ate perfectly strait!
Loved this one!
The lines ate perfectly strait!
Loved this one!
cool
They dont look very curved to me...
i sawthem as curved! thats awesom! ♥ ♥ ♥
the lines arn't really there it's just the type at the top making you think that
ive seen that before but its still awesome
Wierd
sweet it like wavers back and forth: crooked 2 strait 2 crooked 2 strait....nice!
Apr 13, 2006
Sweet! ♥♥♥ i ♥ it!
one of my all time favorites!
Your abilities scare me
the same as lots but good all the same
COOLEO
there bent i say bent!!!
I have a flat screen and the lines are indeed STRAIGHT!!!! This is cool, especially bcuz people are insisting that they are bent!!
this is really cool it really makes you look.
Awesome! when I stared at the very center, I could force the two lines to looking straight, It was pretty cool!
They ARE curved, I tell you. Even after drawing this one, myself, on some drafting paper, with a straight edge, the lines still appear curved...
i've seen this one before and its fun to look at =D no the lines arre NOT curved
Cool!! first look they are curved, when I blink my eyes they are straight.
I just squinted my eyes and they looked straight!
lol i went up n down n it looked like it moved!!HAHA!!
THEY ARE CURVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My eyes ! My eyes ! Why is it called Herring ? These are amazing. Keep them coming .
I enjoyed this illusion... By the way, I thought it was a good idea to put a little bit on the history of the illusion here, even if it is just the date it was created.
Freaky dude!!!
I can't believe how old this one is.
I can't believe how old this one is.
Wow, neat!
They look just slightly curved to me. When I put something straight against it, it almost looked like it moved to be straight! Like it molded to the straight edge.
I wonder if all the other little lines serve and purpose in the illusion...
They look just slightly curved to me. When I put something straight against it, it almost looked like it moved to be straight! Like it molded to the straight edge.
I wonder if all the other little lines serve and purpose in the illusion...
you suck
nice teaser! almost freaky tthough. if you look at the center the lines look curved.
Except when I held the ruler to my old dinosaur monitor and its curved too, lol!!!
herring... I find that funny. Probably from
"AND YOU MUST CUT DOWN THE GREATEST TREE IN THE FOREST... WIITH.. A HERRING!"
Other thatn that, cool illusion.
"AND YOU MUST CUT DOWN THE GREATEST TREE IN THE FOREST... WIITH.. A HERRING!"
Other thatn that, cool illusion.
That is AWSOME
if you squint you can really tell
Awesome!
i don't see them as curved...
I don't care what the ruler says they are not straight
Aug 11, 2008
still a little curved but w.ev still cool
Well, ya know, those lines kinda "breathe" when I look at it.
good
those lines are curved.
you can see past these sort of illusions if you cause your vision to blur. the lines are straight.
That is so cool! I bet when this first came out in 18whatever... everyone was like, WOAH! That's still the case now though...
they are strait.... der
Wow awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know about this one........ it is kinda cool but it is not awesome. i have seen better. You can bet on it with me caus i am a puzzle champion. (Not to be modest or anything.)
When I first glanced at it I thought the lines were straight. It was wierd.
Looking at it directly,it seemed to be curved but using rulers,yes,it's straight,wow,that's a great illusion
That's so cool
I keep telling myself that it is straight but my brain won't listen!
Thought it looked straight.
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