Speed Bumps of the Future: Creepy Optical Illusion Children

08 Sep 2010 09:14 #1 by CinnamonGirl
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/disco ... -children/

In what sounds like a terrifying experience, the girl’s elongated form appears to rise from the ground as cars approach, reaching 3D realism at around 100 feet, and then returning to 2D distortion once cars pass that ideal viewing distance. Its designers created the image to give drivers who travel at the street’s recommended 18 miles per hour (30 km per hour) enough time to stop before hitting Pavement Patty–acknowledging the spectacle before they continue to safely roll over her.

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08 Sep 2010 13:16 #2 by Local_Historian
that'll induce heart failure in someone.

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10 Sep 2010 05:41 #3 by HEARTLESS
As well as desensitize drivers to the presense of children, brilliant.

The silent majority will be silent no more.

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