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Dead-end Optical Illusion, or is it?

I found this on Decksitter's Photoblog. The photo is titled Dead-end. I found this photo interesting because the title would lead one to believe that this is indeed a dead-end.

Deadend optical illusions image

Dead-end
Copyright Decksitter 2005
Used w/permission

I believe however that this is an optical illusion?

If this isn't a dead-end then what is it?







3 comments:

Anonymous said...

an abrupt 90 degree turn to the right, or a "t" intersection

Anonymous said...

Execellent observation. My old comments were lost so I'm glad you posted the correct answer.

Walt said...

The below comments previously archived on haloscan.com

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Hey, how come you went back to the original color scheme?

Shylah | Homepage | 07.31.05 - 12:49 pm

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Yeah, what the above said! Give us black or give us death (or to a lesser extent, give us black death)!

As in answer to your question, I believe that this photo was taken on a bridge. Thusly there would be stairs running on either side. If the stairs take a sharp right or left (or both even, it's hard to tell), then what we're looking at, is a banister.

*bows*

Daria | Homepage | 08.02.05 - 3:23 pm

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Daria,

Well said. I think you are exactly right. there is most probably steps or a ramp going down to the left or the right.

However you and Shylah are on opposite sides of the fence. She doesn't care for the Black background.

Cheers

Walt | Homepage | 08.02.05 - 5:45 pm

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