This image looks like physicist Albert Einstein.
However, move a few feet away from the screen and
suddenly it'll transform into Marilyn Monroe
This amazing image looks like physicist Albert Einstein. However, move a few feet away from the screen
and suddenly it'll transform into Marilyn Monroe. The work of Aude Oliva and her colleagues at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the illusion was created in three steps.
First, the researchers obtained a photograph of Marilyn Monroe and removed the fine-grained facial features,
such as any wrinkles or other blemishes. Second, they obtained a photograph of Albert Einstein and
removed the more coarse features, such as the shape of the mouth or nose.
Finally, the two images were superimposed on top of one another. Because the fine-grained features
are visible close up, the image looks like Albert Einstein when you're just a few inches away from the page.
However, move a few feet away and suddenly only the coarse features are visible, magically transforming
the image into Marilyn Monroe.
Explanation by RICHARD WISEMAN