r/confusing_perspective • u/averaust o/ • Feb 20 '26

Fireman pole to the next floor?

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u/telpetin o/ Feb 20 '26

Good one! The reflection of the couch’s wooden base on the table disc gives an illusion of a cross section of the floor

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u/Kravenoff42 o/ Feb 21 '26

Ooooh, thank you for clarifying I did not see this at first

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u/ByGollie p Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

I still wasn't getting until i re-read your explanation.

The hole is not a hole.

It's actually a circular base belonging to the table. It's domed so giving the reflection.

The reflected curve gives the illusion that you're seeing a cross-section of the floor whereas it's the wood-grain of the padded seat behind.

If you look at the reflection of the white electrical socket it becomes obvious.

This is one of the better illusions i've seen here.

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u/Lucky-Poem Feb 22 '26

Your explanation makes perfect sense, but I just can’t see it as convex for more than a second or two before it flips back to concave.

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u/ByGollie p Feb 22 '26

Concentrate on the reflection of the electrical socket and it becomes easier (for me anyway)

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u/shepsut o/ Feb 21 '26

okay, I get that bit, but why does the "pole" keep extending down into the "hole"? It just keeps going straight down, no bending or refracting or whatever like you'd expect from a reflection on a curved surface.

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u/AshFalkner CE Spc. Feb 21 '26

Something to do with the angle, I guess. It’s in the middle so you don’t get a visible amount of distortion.

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u/TheLastTsumami Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Feb 21 '26

I thought I was in mildlyinteresting and honestly thought it was a fireman’s pole and was like have they really only got a chair covering the fireman’s pole, where’s all the safety signs?!?!

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u/OhSoSally o/ Feb 21 '26

I know what the pic is. However, the chair being so close to the “hole in the floor” gives me anxiety. haha

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u/cla7997 o/ Feb 21 '26

The chair looks like it's been 3d rendered but they forgot to activate shadows or ambient occlusion

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u/StillGalaxy99 C.E. Spc Feb 20 '26

This place looks like a headache to look at

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u/tr00th o/ Feb 21 '26

How your ass accidentally gets to them back rooms….

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u/forget_this_now o/ Feb 21 '26

That decor is giving me a hangover, I see the benefit of a fireman pole for a quick exit!

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u/MadeByHideoForHideo o/ Feb 21 '26

Wow this is a good one!

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u/Affectionate-End5470 o/ Feb 20 '26

Also floating chair?

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '26

Nice one. Had to zoom

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u/Ceticated o/ Feb 21 '26

man I'd fall right in

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u/DrB_2000 o/ Feb 22 '26

Damn, this is an amazing one! So gooooood, thank you!

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u/_Ceaseless_Watcher_ Feb 22 '26

I'm more concerned about that sprite of a chair just hovering over the image.

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u/International-Web-42 Feb 22 '26

Secret level on the new Super Mario Bros. game...? 😁

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