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Diamonds are all the same!

move me over the picture You're just not going to believe us here, so you'll have to check it out yourself! All these diamonds are exactly the same shade. Yes, the ones on the top look much, much darker than the ones on the bottom, but they all have the exact same gradient in them.

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that I've lost my mind and made a mistake, and somehow the diamonds at the top are darker than the ones below. Well, my friend, it just shows that any time you're working with diamonds (whether you're buying one for your girlfriend to turn her into your fiance) or whether you are looking at cool optical illusions like this one, you better be careful!

If you want an even bigger version to print out, I've provided a printable version of this illusion here. You just might not believe me unless you can print this illusion, cut it up and see that yes, they're all the same. You can also use the printable version as a background on your desktop.

Another way to view this cool diamond illusion is to stand back about 5 or 10 feet from your monitor. Now, if you're like me, you'll notice that the gradient in the diamonds seems to fade away, and all you see are dark diamonds at the top, and lighter ones at the bottom.

Grab the diamond above and drag it! I've set up the page so that above diamond is draggable, so you can place it anywhere on the fun picture below. You'll literally "see" the diamond change colors as you move it over the illusion.

Attention webmasters, please link to this page if you post this to your blog, because that way, in the future when I have an animation working to prove they're the same size, your visitors will see that as well. And if that's not reason enough, this illusion was created by us and may not be used unless you link back to this page anyway!

Everyone: Don't forget to grab the single diamond near the top of this page and drag it down do the big diamond picture!

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	Moving Red Spiral Sometimes, while I'm just playing around in Photoshop, something appears, as if by magic. This illusion was one of those that just jumps off the page. It's a large red spiral on a purple background that appears to jump and move. Works better for some people than others, but if you like the moving illusions, you'll love it! Although this small image might move a bit as you read these words, the larger versions are even better! » Moving spiral image...
	9/13/2011 - Floating Wood Blocks Video Created these floating wooden blocks and attached them to a globe. Watch the video and see how the blocks follow the camera! Pretty amazing! » View the video...
	Moving Backgrounds It moves! You must zoom in to get the full illusion. You'll see the rings rotate, even though they are not moving at all. We've created several sizes so you can use as your desktop background.
	Same Shade Diamonds Wow! It will look like the diamonds on the top are much darker than the diamonds on the bottom. Perfect and printable!