{"id":205,"date":"2017-10-13T12:40:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T12:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/?p=205"},"modified":"2017-10-13T13:11:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T13:11:08","slug":"would-you-dare-run-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/would-you-dare-run-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you dare run on it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This wavy floor is actually a mind-boggling optical illusion that discourages people from running down the hallway (in fact, the floor is a completely flat surface!).<\/p>\n<p>Manchester firm <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.casaceramica.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa Ceramica<\/a><\/strong><\/em> used a neat combination of black and white tiles to make the floor along the hallway look as though it is uneven making the tiles appear to slope away into a dip.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tile-1.jpg\" alt=\"floor illusion 2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tile-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tile-1-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tile-1-820x615.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tile-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tile-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tile-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The illusion only works in one direction, so you will be perfectly safe on the way out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369.jpg\" alt=\"floor illusion\" width=\"900\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369-550x552.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369-820x823.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/45322C5B00000578-4966598-image-a-3_1507645944369-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The making of the floor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wj8etahgC6o?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many visual illusions have already been used to try and slow down traffic like this 3D-painted zebra crossing trialed in Iceland that provides an illusory effect of white blocks floating over the road.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-208 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22366685_10203773002083417_1901048284800532926_n.jpg\" alt=\"zebra-cross illusion\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22366685_10203773002083417_1901048284800532926_n.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22366685_10203773002083417_1901048284800532926_n-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22366685_10203773002083417_1901048284800532926_n-820x461.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22366685_10203773002083417_1901048284800532926_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22366685_10203773002083417_1901048284800532926_n-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This wavy floor is actually a mind-boggling optical illusion that discourages people from running down the hallway (in fact, the floor is a completely flat surface!). 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