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  1. An impossible trident, [1] also known as an impossible fork, [2] blivet, [3] poiuyt, or devil's tuning fork, [4] is a drawing of an impossible object (undecipherable figure), a kind of an optical illusion.

  2. Blivet is defined as trying to fit 8 pounds of stuff in a 5 pound bag. A reverse blivet is trying to fill a 5 pound bag with 3 pounds of stuff. ← blitz it , v.

  3. Feb 22, 2023 · The impossible trident, also known as an impossible fork, blivet, poiuyt, or devil's tuning fork, is a two-dimensional drawing of an impossible three-dimensional object. It is an optical illusion that appears to have three cylindrical prongs at one end, which then mysteriously transform into two rectangular prongs at the other end.

  4. www.johncoulthart.com › feuilleton › 2015/07/23Blivets - { feuilleton }

    Jul 23, 2015 · Blivets – { feuilleton } Cover by Norman Mingo, March 1965. It’s a short step from Eschers perceptual games to optical illusions in general. Blivets are one of those curious cultural artefacts that appear everywhere but whose origin is a mystery.

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    The blivet is often cited as having various origins. Many claim that it originated as an illustration on the cover of the March 1965 issue of Mad Magazine, from a contributer who claimed the illustration was original. It was later discovered that the figure had been previously published in several aviation, engineering, and science-fiction periodic...

    The blivet is a two-dimensional drawing of what looks, at first glance, to be a three-dimensional object. It is, however, an "impossible figure"—one of a class of drawings in which two parts of the picture have been drawn in incompatible perspective. As one looks closer, one realizes that there are problems with this apparent object. When looking a...

    The blivet makes clever use of visual perspective to create the illusion. Lines that extend from one side are joined together at the opposite end to create the prongs. The longer the prongs of the fork are and the further away from each other the two sides are, the more convincing the illusion becomes.

    The blivet is one of the most popular and repeated impossible figures. Numerous variations and illustrations have been made using the figure; some have even manipulated actual images to create impossible forks in real life buildings. The blivet is often grouped with other impossible figures, such as the impossible cube or Penrose triangleto add to ...

    In addition to describing the impossible trident, the term "blivet" has a number of alternate meanings. During World War II, it allegedly became used to mean "ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag" (a proverbial description of anything egregiously ugly or unmanageable); it was applied to an unmanageable situation, a crucial but substandard or da...

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    Ernst, Bruno. Impossible Worlds: Adventures With Impossible Objects / Optical Illusions. Evergreen, 2006. ISBN 3822854107
    Fineman, Mark. The Nature of Visual Illusion. Dover Publications, 1996. ISBN 0486291057
    Marraffa, Massimo, Mario De Caro, and Francesco Ferretti. Cartographies of the Mind: Philosophy and Psychology in Intersection. Springer, 2007. ISBN 1402054432
    Salomon, David. Transformations and Projections in Computer Graphics. Springer, 2006. ISBN 1846283922
  5. Apr 25, 2024 · An item of unknown purpose, often unnecessary or useless or annoying. (computing, slang) A program that has messy source code. (electronics) An electronic signal that is normally high or on, but goes low for a very short period and then returns to high. A low going spike.

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  7. What does the noun blivet mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun blivet . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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