optical illusions

"What is that color? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently--like colors that switch to their opposites when you stare too long or sneaky shades that are really the same. Explore . . . color illusions and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion"--Provided by publisher.

"The image is clear. Or is it? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently--like an image that shows two different things, depending on how you look at it. Explore ambiguous images and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion. Get ready to be eye-mazed!"--Provided by publisher.

"Climb up the stairs or swim upstream. Are these pictures even possible? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently--like images that appear realistic until you give them a second look. Explore mind-boggling images and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion"--Provided by publisher.

"It's moving! Or is it? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently--like still images that appears to float, spin, or wiggle along. Explore . . . moving illusions and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion . . ."--Provided by publisher.

Explores the optics behind optical illusions and why they trick the eye to see things that aren't there or conceal things that are, and offers fifty different hands-on illusions and experiments readers can cut out and create, including five moving mechanical things like a moving image of a horse rider; fifteen models to build--like an impossible triangle; and thirty illusions to marvel at.

Budding magicians will be able to follow simple instructions and photos to float orbs, pull objects from thin air, and more.

Readers will learn how famous illusionists trick their audiences, then discover how to create their own illusions, making squares twist, straight lines wiggle, and more.

Readers will follow simple instructions and photos to make cards levitate, coins multiply, and more.

Scott and Glen try to grow an aqua ape in water and discover the pet has become destructive, and Wes is haunted by a figure inside a three dimensional poster that wants to come alive and wreak havoc on the town and Buying a 3-D poster at Sal's Five and Ten, Wes Parker spends several hours looking without success for the hidden image within the myriad of strange colors, but when he finally sees it, he wishes he had not.