Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Dog Face Optical Illusion and a Little on Perfectly Timed Photos

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Perfectly timed photographs can be a hoot! In the past, we’ve shared some pretty cool perfectly timed photos as illusions, like the dog with antlers and the dog on a bus. I’ve also had people comment that these are not actually illusions. I disagree, though! If you look at the actual definition of optical illusion…

something that looks different from what it is; something that you seem to see but that is not really there

…I’d say that perfectly timed and posed photos count as optical illusions! They’re also a pretty fun distraction, and it’s not difficult to lose oodles of time just browsing through them. (Don’t believe me? Just click on the “Random Illusion” button at the top of this page!)

With that being said, today’s illusion is just that—a perfectly timed photo…




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When I first looked at this photo, I swear I thought it was my brother! With long hair, which was kind of weird. But, it looks just like a certain face he makes from time to time. Upon closer inspection, though, I was able to see that not only was it not my brother (Phew!) but it was a woman. In addition, the extreme frowny face she’s making is not her actual mouth and nose (Double phew!), but the underside of the mouth of her dog. The color of the dog just happened to blend in well with her own skin tone, making for a pretty neat illusion!

Do you think perfectly timed photos and perfectly posed photos are actually illusions? Sound off in the comments below!

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Any place but here…

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Don’t push the button marked ‘?’

Photo courtesy of Mahla, Caz, and Kenz.
Found in a hotel in Hong Kong. 

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Historical Events for 2nd September 2015

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1644 – , Cornwall: Robert Devereux’s infantry surrenders
1859 – Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii
1870 – Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies
1949 – Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China)
1956 – Collapse of a rail bridge under a train kills 120 (India)
1957 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1958 – KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1960 – The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as the Democracy Day.
1984 – “Zorba” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 362 performances
1997 – Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toronto Canada on CILQ 107.1 FM

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Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 02, 2015)

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Name The Flowers

Each of the clues make up a type of flower, for example “small container + to allow” would be “vial + let”, or “violet.”

Can you figure out these five?

1. an implement + flesh around mouth

2. foppish + a large carnivorous wildcat

3. to wed + a soft yellow element

4. a false statement + be deficient in

5. indicates an alternative + child

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 02, 2015)

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What’s Your Chicken IQ?
Chickens are truly extraordinary little creatures – though highly misunderstood. Chickens will face an angry hawk for the safety of their chicks (not a chicken!) and surely have plenty of other amazing features that are told in this quiz.

Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Pernicious

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adj :: Highly injurious or destructive. Deadly.

“The pernicious virus spread rapidly through the small community.”

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Creativity : Word Skipping

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Pick a song from this list and recite it out loud. Now, recite it again but skip every other word. Then skip every third word, and so on, until you can’t do it any more. This exercise helps with your concentration and mental endurance.

1. Mary Had a Little Lamb

2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

3. The Alphabet Song

An example of skipping by two: Mary a lamb fleece white snow…

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