An Amazing Scene in Burma - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Brewmaniac · 04-04-2007, 06:13 PM

What‘s so special about this?

This is a picture of a rock formation near a lake in Burma. The photo can only be taken on a specific day once a year when the sun rays touch the rocks at a certain angle.

Tilt your head to the left and then look at it again

Did you notice anything different? yes or no?

Now we will turn the whole scene vertical

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The_Jazz · 04-05-2007, 05:27 AM

Wow! That's amazing!

LoganSnake · 04-05-2007, 05:56 AM

Wow, is that real?

EDIT: Sorry, I had to...

Quote:

This amazing image accompanies an email forward written in Portuguese. The message claims that the image depicts a rock formation on a lakeside in Burma. According to the message, the image depicts a mother and son and can be best viewed by tilting one's head to the left.

Ayub, a Hoax-Slayer visitor, has been kind enough to translate the above message into English as follows:

This is a rock formation on the shores of a lake in Burma. It's only possible to view this image on a certain time of the year, due to the reflection of the angle of the sun. To view it better, tilt your head to your left as if you want to look at the image from a 90 Deg angle turned to the right and look at the reflection in the water joined together with the rock formation. Now, seriously isn't it pretty? Amazing nature.....

It would seem highly likely that the picture is a work of art rather than a photograph of a real rock formation. However, at this point, I have not been able to track down the origins of the image.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/burma-rock-formation.html

bobby · 04-05-2007, 06:53 AM

to good to be real......?????

LoganSnake · 04-05-2007, 08:49 AM

Ummm, it's a painting. Here's a response from a guy to this picture on another forum.

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Take a look at this picture.

This is a picture of two Saudi Arabian women playing cards in a street in Riyadh. These women only gather one day a year at precisely 2:00 in the afternoon to play exactly one hand of Crazy Eights.

Notice anything strange about the women sitting in the street?

Now trying sitting three inches farther away from your monitor and looking at the exact same picture again.

See anything different?

THE WOMEN ARE DOGS -- AND THEY'RE PLAYING POKER!

Still trying to find the origin of these photographs, but you have to admit it's pretty creepy.

shakran · 04-05-2007, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Jazz

Wow! That's amazing!

Yeah. Look at the trees. Good painting.

Charlatan · 04-05-2007, 09:20 AM

I love that response! Dogs playing poker!

Brewmaniac · 04-05-2007, 01:29 PM

Snopes can't say it's a hoax but they can't explain it's origin .
http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/awerock.asp

troit · 09-09-2007, 12:55 PM

That really is very cool!! What day is it?

Sion · 09-09-2007, 07:18 PM

you know how I can tell its not real?

by this bit:

"The photo can only be taken on a specific day once a year when the sun rays touch the rocks at a certain angle."

and/or

"It's only possible to view this image on a certain time of the year, due to the reflection of the angle of the sun."

when you read stuff like that about stuff like this, 99.9999999% of the time, it's bullshit.

still a pretty cool pic tho

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Originally Posted by Brewmaniac

Snopes can't say it's a hoax but they can't explain it's origin .
http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/awerock.asp

now they have the origin. its from an illustrated children's book

Baraka_Guru · 09-09-2007, 07:26 PM

If you look carefully at the cliff's reflection, you will notice distinct differences from the "real" cliff, as is often the case in paintings. This isn't distortion or refraction, it is artistic variation.

Besides, it doesn't even look like a photograph.

04-04-2007, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Brewmaniac Searching for the perfect brew!	An Amazing Scene in Burma What‘s so special about this? This is a picture of a rock formation near a lake in Burma. The photo can only be taken on a specific day once a year when the sun rays touch the rocks at a certain angle. Tilt your head to the left and then look at it again Did you notice anything different? yes or no? Now we will turn the whole scene vertical _ __________________ "That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son"

04-05-2007, 05:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Wow! That's amazing! __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

04-05-2007, 06:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	to good to be real......????? __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

04-05-2007, 08:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	Ummm, it's a painting. Here's a response from a guy to this picture on another forum. ----------------------------- Take a look at this picture. This is a picture of two Saudi Arabian women playing cards in a street in Riyadh. These women only gather one day a year at precisely 2:00 in the afternoon to play exactly one hand of Crazy Eights. Notice anything strange about the women sitting in the street? Now trying sitting three inches farther away from your monitor and looking at the exact same picture again. See anything different? THE WOMEN ARE DOGS -- AND THEY'RE PLAYING POKER! Still trying to find the origin of these photographs, but you have to admit it's pretty creepy. __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

04-05-2007, 09:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I love that response! Dogs playing poker! __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

04-05-2007, 01:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Brewmaniac Searching for the perfect brew!	Snopes can't say it's a hoax but they can't explain it's origin . http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/awerock.asp __________________ "That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son"

09-09-2007, 12:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	That really is very cool!! What day is it? __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

09-09-2007, 07:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	If you look carefully at the cliff's reflection, you will notice distinct differences from the "real" cliff, as is often the case in paintings. This isn't distortion or refraction, it is artistic variation. Besides, it doesn't even look like a photograph. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot