2. In the Russian dance Berezka, the women move with very small steps, creating the illusion that they are floating
3. The San Siro football stadium in Milan has a spiral walkway, when it is being used it creates an optical illusion that the whole building is rotating
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4. A series of famous optical illusions that can be interactively tested
5. The Thatcher effect
It is a phenomenon describing the mind's inability to recognize facial problems when faces are turned upside down. (Turn the image around)
6. One of the world's oldest optical illusions in art.
A 900-year-old exquisite bas-relief of an elephant and a bull sharing a common head is part of the Airavatesvara Temple, India built by Chola King Rajaraja II
7. A Japanese neurologist created this optical illusion. No, it's not moving
8. The body transfer illusion is the sensation of possessing a body part that isn't actually yours. This is the famous rubber hand experiment and it tricks your brain
9. The parts are moving and the lines seem to be crooked. But in reality they are still
10. When 2d becomes 3d. Cool little illusion that tricks the eye 👁️
11. Go ahead, find the curved line
12. The spinning dancer
If you look at the dancer on the left and the one in the middle, the one in the middle spins clockwise.
If you look at the dancer on the *right* and the one in the middle, the one in the middle spins counterclockwise.
13. Color Perception
Using a gradient background, it creates the impression that a moving piece of paper completely changes its shade depending on its position. However, that's not true—its color remains the same throughout!
14. Patrick Hughes' "Reverspective" is a mesmerizing technique that employs reverse perspective. This particular piece, "Purism" (2006), is showcased at the Illusion Art Museum in Prague.
15. Night lights with optical illusion
American designers have created night lights that give the illusion of 3D hallways, making it seem as though there is a real hallway in the room.
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Why the 114 Rafale Deal is a Strategic Masterstroke for India 🇮🇳✈️
India’s DAC has cleared our biggest defence contract ever (US $35 billion). This isn’t just jets. It’s a complete overhaul of IAF combat power.
Here’s why it’s brilliant:
1. Immediate & Overwhelming Capability Infusion
The IAF’s fighter squadron strength has dipped to critically low levels. The Rafale, a true omni-role 4.5-generation platform, changes that equation overnight.
Rafale brings:
• RBE2 AESA radar (1,000+ tracks)
• SPECTRA EW suite
• M88 engines with supercruise
• Meteor (200+ km BVR), SCALP, Hammer, Mica
18 fly-away aircraft and 96 to be produced in India. Pure dominance.
2. Seamless Fleet Synergy & Life-Cycle Savings
Building on the existing 36 Rafales, the new batch ensures:
-Common Type Rating -> pilots and technicians transition in weeks, not years
According to the Vishnu Purana, Shambala will be the birthplace of Kalki - the final incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu. Let us explore further🧵
The name Shambala has great significance in Hindu and Buddhist texts. Shambhala is originally a Sanskrit word that derives from शम्भुः (śambhu), meaning happiness. Shambala is said to mean a place of tranquility.
Significance for Hindus
According to the Vishnu Purana (4.24), Kalki will be born in the village of village Shambhala. As mentioned in Vishnu Purana, Shambhala is the land that is holding the destiny of mankind, a celestial kingdom, where only the God’s will reigns.