Magic Eye Pictures: They Feel Like Wizardry, But Here’s The Science Behind Them!

One For a Rainy Day

There’s no doubt all shapes can be turned into entertaining Magic Eye pictures. Here’s yet another example of how fun and diverse these visual plays can be. At first glance, you expect this autostereogram to contain some sort of flower-inspired shape, or perhaps a nice little bee.

But in the end, it’s the picture of an umbrella. Since the umbrella’s shaft happens to divide the image in half, it can be initially hard to recognize the object. But the same logic also provides the image with an otherworldly sense of depth, reinforced by the two contrasting patterns present in both sides of the pic.

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