I've been fascinated with optical illusions since I was a little kid. Some would argue that I haven't matured much since then, but that's another story. They all have the ability to trick your eye, or trick your mind or both.

Some were developed by brainiac psychiatrists or scientist to test their subjects like ghinea pigs. "Do you see a mountain goat or a astronaut in the picture?" "You see a naked lady? Hmmm. Very interesting."

There are some that have colorful patterns that seem to move, while others appear to be different things when viewed from different angles or different distances. Some are downright artistic in nature and have the ability to grab the viewer's attention for hours as they marvel at the intricacies of the details.

I've come to the conclusion that they all have one thing in common. They are all designed to mess with your head. There seem to be millions of these in that series of tubes we call the internets and I've compiled some of them here for your pleasure. I hope you enjoy them.

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                                      I call this one "The Joe Wilson".

 It looks like some scribble of a guys face, but tilt your head to the right and you'll see the true meaning.

Looking for those flashbacks they promised you? This one's for you. If you stare at one spot, things are fine, but if you take a look at other areas of the illusion, things get a little woozy.How do they do that?

Like I said, some are very imaginitive and artsy. Stand across the room and this one will obviously just look like a face, but up close you can see that it is cleverly made completely from hands instead.

This one is weird. If you follow the space around the perimeter, all you will see is a space rotating around the clock, but stare at the X in the center and you will see a green dot rotating around the clock. 

                                                         Trippy, man.............

The center of this one seems to move, but I know it's not. Or is it?

Do the rings seem to flash on this one or is it just me?

 This one just bugs me.

I know! No way are those perfect circles, but they are.

What up with this one?

 M R Ducks, M R not Ducks............M Ducks make me dizzy.

                                                This one is weird.

1-  Relax and concentrate on the four dots in the middle of the image for about 30-40 seconds.

2-  Then, take a look at any solid color (white works best)  flat object like a wall or the ceiling.

3-  You sill see a circle of light developing.

4-  Start blinking your eyes. Cool.

I just like the colors on this one.

Tubular, dude.

It looks real, but is this really possible? I don't think so.

This one sucks and has no business being in here. I need to talk to the editor.

I should have included more like this, but most of the ones I found needed a larger image to appreciate how good they really are.

Boing, boing, boing, boing.............

Does the one on the right look like it's leaning more? It's not. They are both the exact same image.

I love this one!

Tricky bastards, aren't they?

I've heard about women who are all legs and ass, but this is ridiculous!

Ambiguous ambiguity.

1-  Relax and concentrate on the four dots in the middle of the image for about 30-40 seconds.

2-  Then, take a look at any solid color (white works best)  flat object like a wall or the ceiling.

3-  You sill see a circle of light developing.

4-  Start blinking your eyes. What's up with that? Cool.

This is one of my favorites and I could stare at it for hours. (I know I can, because I have)  If you look away or stare long enough, the model will seem to switch her rotation, even though she doesn't. Or maybe it's just me. Tinkertink will be stuck on this one for days.

Woozy again.

Farther back you see one thing, up close you see other things.

    Gah!!! Stop that!

              Same rules. Stare at the X. I can't tell who this is. Can you?

 This one will totally mess with you.

This one is just weird. Both of the mice are standing on the same color square. I call bullshit. It looks like total BS until you compare the gray shades with the matching bar on the right in the same image below.

                                               Is that weird or what?

Even the elephant looks surprised!

Yes, I know that this is just some kids playing at the beach, but it's still pretty cool.

Spirally spirals.

 Dude's weird.

                        The spider really isn't moving. It's an illusion, silly!

                                                                Gah!!!                 

             I dunno.

 Trick photography, I think.

                                                           I like this one.

                  The water seems to be running uphill. Is that possible?

 Looks like Ben Franklin, but it looks like Nicholson, too!

                                           Yes, they are perfect circles.

                                               Don't try this at home.

                                                       I.....don't.....know.

                                                   Flying bugs. Weird.

                                                             Cool!

                           And finally my favorite. Can't Read it?

Keep moving farther away from the screen until you can.

Some of you may have to back all the way across the room.

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                                                      That's All Folks!!