illusions | Boing Boing

sleight of hand This is the best "detachable finger" magic I've ever seen David Pescovitz
Ames Window Fantastic physical model of famous optical illusion melted my mind David Pescovitz
virtual tour MagiQuest with Jeff McBride is the real deal of an online "magical experience" Ferdinando Buscema
playing with your food Learn About "Fork-and-Knife Illusion" From A New Scientific Paper Written By A Middle-schooler Thom Dunn
street magic How to sit in an invisible chair Mark Frauenfelder
fidget toys Watch this red cube somehow fit inside this blue shape Andrea James
cognition This image will disappear if you stare at it long enough Andrea James
Guinness World Record Watch this world record for number of costume changes in one minute Andrea James
magicians Watch this fantastic "quick change" magic act David Pescovitz
magical experiences Watch this wondrous "house of cards" illusion about COVID-19 and our tenuous realities David Pescovitz
illusions How to make chocolate out of nothing David Pescovitz
illusion These gears aren't spinning. It's an optical illusion. Really. (strobe warning) David Pescovitz
dancers Watch this illusory mirror dance routine David Pescovitz
illusions Incredible optical illusions Jason Weisberger
hands Freak out on this fantastic hand illusion David Pescovitz
illusions Weird illusion in which adding weight to something makes it feel lighter Mark Frauenfelder
perspective Bizarre family selfie in which half of man's body has vanished David Pescovitz
gears Watch this fantastic "Circle in Circle" optical illusion machine in action David Pescovitz
vision Shake your head to see this image David Pescovitz
sensory Enjoy this strange new audiovisual illusion from Caltech scientists David Pescovitz