Rotating illusion #5
since Setember 26, 2005
"Tsumujikaze"*
*small tornados
Rings appear to rotate. The effect is enhanced by keeping blinking.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (November 4)
"Rotating eggs"
Rings appear to rotate.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (November 4)
"Rotating jewels"
Rings appear to rotate.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (November 4)
"Rotating moons"
Rings appear to rotate.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (November 3)
"Reversely rotating boats"
When we see this image without effort, the ring may appear to rotate clockwise. On the other hand, when we see this image keeping blinking, the ring appears to rotate counterclockwise.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (November 3)
"Rotating airmail spirals"
Disks appear to rotate when observers keep blinking.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (November 2)
"Rotating small animals"
The left ring appears to rotate clockwise while the right counterclockwise.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (November 1)
"Rotating purple almonds"
The left ring appears to rotate counterclockwise while the right clockwise.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (November 1)
"Dongururin 2"*
*Rotation of donguri (acorns). "Gururin" means rotation.
Each ring appears to rotate.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (October 28)
"Crab"
The ring appears to rotate when observers approach or move away fron the image keeping their eyes on the center.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (October 11)
"Snake polarizers"
Each disk appears to rotate. The center of each disk appears to scintillate. Moreover, if you keep blinking, disks appear to rotate quickly. The direction of the illusory rotation can be intentionally changed in which you prefer. This phenomenon resembles apparent movement.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (October 6)
cf. Faubert, J. and Herbert, A. M. (1999) The peripheral drift illusion: A motion illusion in the visual periphery. Perception, 28, 617-621.
"Rotating frozen snakes"
Each disk appears to rotate.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (September 26)
"Rotating diamonds"
Each disk appears to rotate.
Copyright Akiyoshi.Kitaoka 2005 (September 26)