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<p>The Neural Correlate Society hosts an annual <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/">&quot;Best Illusion of the Year&quot; competition</a>, which they describe as &quot;a celebration of the ingenuity and creativity of the world&rsquo;s premier illusion research community.&quot;</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt=" tv arrested development jason bateman will arnett michael bluth GIF" data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/p2MGJP5LmptFC/giphy.gif" /></div> <figcaption>We demand to be taken seriously.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Judges picked the top ten illusions, posted here in descending order of awesomeness according to the judges. It&#39;s a trip.</p><h2>1. Shape From Stop Motion Only</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WWXL8wjGynQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;Can you see the forest for the trees?&quot;</p><h2>2. Sky Blue Cafe Wall Illusion</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d8Se0WRFV-8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;A pigment of your imagination.&quot;</p><h2>3. Dynamic M&uuml;ller Lyer Illusion</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jhf5KRE6NeA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Don&#39;t let the brackets shrink you down.</p><h2>4. TILLA at the beach</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/37ZDR6-gErI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>It&#39;s all about perspective.</p><h2>5. Partial Disappearance Illusion</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PeKD-zzzL_w?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Say goodbye to the roosters.</p><h2> </h2><h2>6. The Windmills of Your Mind Illusion</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ekc7lWx0468?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The spinning is all in your head. (Note: the music on this one f**king creepy)</p><h2>7. Mask Induced Filling Out</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gR-tftljQx4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Fill it in yourself.</p><h2>8. The Material Inversion Effect</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u91_1hw8S1s?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>It&#39;ll turn that frown upside down.</p><h2>9. The Shrink and Swell Illusion</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tUJjXnQPqhk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Pairs well with Chopin.</p><h2>10. Complementary Afterimage (Quantum Rainbow)</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NrAZuCZLJXU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>See what it&#39;s like to be colorblind.</p><h2> </h2><h2>&quot;Can you see the forest for the trees?&quot;</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

The Illusion of the Year finalists will break your brain.

The Neural Correlate Society hosts an annual &quot;Best Illusion of the Year&quot; competition, which they describe as &quot;a celebration of the ingenuity and creativity of the world&rsquo;s premier illusion research community.&quot; We demand to be taken seriously. giphyJudges picked the top ten illusions, posted here in descending order of awesomeness according to the judges. It&#39;s a trip.1. Shape From Stop Motion Only&quot;Can you see the forest for the trees?&quot;2. Sky Blue Cafe Wall Illusion&quot;A pigment of your imagination.&quot;3. Dynamic M&uuml;ller Lyer IllusionDon&#39;t let the brackets shrink you down.4. TILLA at the beachIt&#39;s all about perspective.5. Partial Disappearance IllusionSay goodbye to the roosters. 6. The Windmills of Your Mind IllusionThe spinning is all in your head. (Note: the music on this one f**king creepy)7. Mask Induced Filling OutFill it in yourself.8. The Material Inversion EffectIt&#39;ll turn that frown upside down.9. The Shrink and Swell IllusionPairs well with Chopin.10. Complementary Afterimage (Quantum Rainbow)See what it&#39;s like to be colorblind. &quot;Can you see the forest for the trees?&quot;

The Neural Correlate Society hosts an annual &quot;Best Illusion of the Year&quot; competition, which they describe as &quot;a celebration of the ingenuity and creativity of the world&rsquo;s premier illusion research community.&quot;   We...