Our visual systems have the ability to create illusions. Sometimes we convince ourselves we saw something that in actual fact was never there. Rarer is how we can hide actual images in the chaos of noise, a third dimension waiting in the static. The so-called “magic eye” pictures are one such, and they can be both a source of delight or a frustrating time waster, depending on the results.
The generic name for magic eye pictures is “random dot autostereograms” which might NOT be a great name for a rock band. I once bought a book of these photos to show the kids, but they could not master the trick of letting your eyes fall out of focus, and then have the 3D image appear, well, like magic. My daughter told me at the time that I could see the images because I had “old eyes”, an observation that has become increasingly true over the ensuing years. Now I am seeing all kinds of things, random or otherwise! Can someone please take the unicorn out for a walk? The pacing is driving me mad.
I attach here a few magic pictures, but please don’t blame the messenger.
(Animal in cave/cage?)
(Flowers)
(Fish)
(car)
(elephant)
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