Escher Waterfall Illusion (Must See!)

Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:02 pm » by **Bigbeader**

dlslith wrote:reminds me of the reversing falls in New Brunswick. They go upwards.
[youtube]Ce0WAjstA6c&feature[/youtube]

I've seen this. It's amazing. I live just a few hours away.

Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:03 pm » by **Bigbeader**

animus131 wrote:
dlslith wrote:reminds me of the reversing falls in New Brunswick. They go upwards.
[youtube]Ce0WAjstA6c&feature[/youtube]

Do they have jet-boat rides there?

I think I've been there before, but my mind is kinda... hazy... about it.

Yes they do.

Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:28 pm » by **Neversaydie**

It's all an illusion.

The waterfall is impossible to construct. Take a good look at the base. The two towers are aligned with the base along it's length and the waterway joining both towers go from side to side. It's an impossible construction made by computer graphics. A bit like the never ending staircase.

It's not physically possible to do this without some cgi trickery.

Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:40 pm » by **Ziggy**

nilm33 wrote:Ive yet to google how this is done. Kind of liking the mystery of it all for now

If you look at the bottom right of the video, there is a drawing that seems to show the illusion (or is it an an illusion.....I'm not so sure)

Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:09 pm » by **Simplemtmtx**

I think the whole thing is cgi, except the first part, it doesn't make a shadow...maybe