Infinity Pools Optical Illusions Explained

The illusion is an illusion of continuity depending on the time of the day and how much water flows on the border you might be able to get a better blend. If what you have behind the pool is the sea, then you would probably have to paint the pool of a darker color to get a better effect. If you want a better blending effect, then the film of water in the border between the pool and body of water needs to be thicker; having more water "bleed" through the border means pumping more water faster into the pool; the wikipedia article talks about a film thickness "12mm to 25mm". which is about 1/2 to 1 inches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_pool

Dude, chill, I also came to this site knowing how they work, but enjoyed looking at the pictures. My guess is that kids might not know how they work, so somebody actually benefits from the description. My guess is that the page is not an IQ test...

is it something that needs to be explained? Have we become so dependent on others information that we need to be told how water matching up with water creates the illusion of water begin connected? wtf people... Good pics though, made me want to have one put in.

You should post a bit more actually on how they are designed, what sort of height you need so that the view is perfect. I have a friend who is studying architecture and this is actually one of the subjects he enjoyed the most. Also, newer materials are allowing some pretty cool things to be combined with infinite pools. Post more images, I'll come back. Don't mind the dweebs crashing on your site.