This Dragon Illusion Appears to Turn and Stare at You

This dragon appears to turn its head and look at you, but is actually motionless!
Filmed at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia

[prof.laytonfan]

I always loved illusions like this, but that is so freaking creepy.

[DrSaav-myym]

the moment when the illusion is revealed is really trippy, like the brain doesn't know what to make of it so it hallucinates for a split second

[WishVFX]

Woah that’s trippy. But when you see how it actually is it kind of ruins the illusion 😅

[anjoulie]

Props to the artist, this is amazing.

[crysomemoreee]

Fun fact: You can train your brain to ignore the illusion then train it to see it either as the illusion or as how it really is on command.

[jalextheinktoon]

I can switch between seeing the illusion and seeing it for what it really is by just telling my brain what to see. I think this is a very cool illusion! 😁

[Blio_]

I love how you can choose to see the illusion or not, the brain and pattern recognition are so cool

[Gretchaninov]

I like how the illusion is revealed, and then you see it normally for a second, and then suddenly the dragon comes back alive and is staring into your soul again.

[basarat]

A great demo of how illusions can be more with a lack of depth perception.

[bettybunbun]

The Human instinct for recognising the faces of dangerous beasts is so hardwired.

[bloodandwinearered]

That is amazing. You filmed it so well also.

[GrantH]

For me, this is an unbreakable illusion. Even after knowing how it works I can't unsee it.

[li_Bshar_il]

when you revealed how the illusion works I can no longer unsee it

[Bing-Chillings]

I loved how people comment on such videos after 10 years of it's upload

[kassaken]

No matter how hard I try, my brain chooses to see the illusion, even after seeing how it works lol.

[Phobiaphbic]

Good god this unlocked childhood trauma. There’s one of these things at the science museum in Montréal, Canada. Always scared the hell out of me as a kid.

[JohnDoe-pgoq]

When the illusion is so good that you can’t stop seeing it even after knowing the secret.

[greenisgood]

The ingenuity of this thing is immaculate

[claudiusmaximus]

Even when it's revealed how this illusion is created my brain can't break the illusion

[mrsfahrenheit]

I love how you can literally feel your brain shifting😂