Rotating illusion #2
"Rotating rays"
The outer ring of rays appears to rotate clockwise while the inner one counterclockwise.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 12)
"Rotating toad's egges"
Rings appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 25)
"Dongreen"*
Each ring appears to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 23)
*donguri (acorns in Japanese) + green
"Hubs"
The left rings appear to rotate counterclockwise while the right ones clockwise.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 23)
"Tama"*
The outer ring appears to rotate clockwise while the inner one counterclockwise.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 18)
*tama = balls
"Crystal balls"
Rings of crystal balls appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (May 22)
"Dongururin 2"*
*Rotation of donguri (acorns). "Gururin" means rotation.
Rings of donguri appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (May 21)
"Rotation of sunflower's seeds"
Rings of seeds appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (May 21)
"Karashi-renkon"*
*karashi = mustard; renkon = a lotus root; karashi-renkon is a special product of Kumamoto, Japan
Rings of karashi-renkon appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (April 28, 2004)
"Dongururin"*
renewal version
*Rotation of donguri (acorns). "Gururin" means rotation.
Rings of donguri appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003 (July 3, 2003)
2004/4/17
"Rotating pollen"
Each piece of pollen appears to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (March 18)
"Rotating octopi"
Octopi appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (February 19)
"A bearing"
The outer ring appears to rotate clockwise while the inner one appears to rotate counterclockwise.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (February 11)
"Round byobu"*
*kind of barriers used in a room
Circles appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (January 24)
"88"
Rings appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004
"Seal"
Blue figures appear to rotate and yellow circles appear to scintillate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003
Explanation (PDF file)
"Rotating sakura"*
*Sakura are cherry blossoms
Rings made up of petals of cherry blossoms appear to rotate. The outer ring rotates clockwise while the inner one rotates counterclockwise.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003