The wonderfully talented Jamie D. Grant kindly sent me one of his great “Anything Is Possible” bottle (it’s like a ship in a bottle, but with a sealed deck of cards), and it now has pride of place in my office. Each one hand made by Jamie and sold for $100 (details here). As part of a campaign to add more wonder to the world, Jamie leaves his “Anything Is Possible” bottles out on the street for random people to find!
This made me think about other impossible objects. One of my favourites is this great mirror cube….
and there is this great impossible triangle….
But there is another way of creating an impossible triangle…..can you figure it out…..answer after the break…..
Did you figure it out?
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March 24, 2011 at 7:00 am |
No!
March 24, 2011 at 9:16 am |
Lol
March 24, 2011 at 9:35 am |
No.
March 24, 2011 at 9:38 am |
Poor Man’s Harry Eng!
http://puzzlemuseum.com/puzzles/amb/eng_botts/harry-eng.htm
March 24, 2011 at 10:04 am |
Holy crap! I never realised the impossible triangle could be done that way! How stupid I am!
April 14, 2011 at 2:20 pm
dido!
March 24, 2011 at 10:47 am |
I like the last one, but I would bet that it doesn’t work in 3D. What happens if you look at it with both eyes open?
March 24, 2011 at 2:20 pm |
Where is it?
March 24, 2011 at 2:36 pm |
Ophoven, Belgium (in the village square)
March 24, 2011 at 2:39 pm |
Inception e l’arte di creare oggetti impossibili (“Inception and the art of creating impossible objects”)
http://www.marianotomatis.it/blog.php?post=blog/20101008
March 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm |
Harry Eng’s were never in cellophane. Amazing work by both artists though.
March 24, 2011 at 5:06 pm |
Wow. I love the “Anything Is Possible” bottle. Wonderful idea!
March 24, 2011 at 8:53 pm |
I can think of one way to make the bottle.
I would love to see the bottom triangle with both eyes to see if it still holds up. it is brilliant in a picture.
April 2, 2011 at 8:14 am |
I created my own impossible bottle http://club.magicians.com/profiles/blogs/what-is-your-magic
I was bored and decided to made one when I was recovering from an operation. It may not be as good as the ones made above but I am happy that I was able to accomplish it.
April 28, 2011 at 3:03 pm |
The first triangle is in East Perth, Western Australia, in the middle of a busy roundabout.
http://podblack.com/2008/11/how-not-to-get-killed-by-an-impossible-triangle/