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(OT) What are these changable pictures called?

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olds...@tubes.com

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May 3, 2017, 4:57:23 AM5/3/17
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This is completely off topic, but maybe someone will know the answer.

Last summer at a fair, they were selling these pictures that change as
you walk past them. For example. looking straight on, you see a collie
dog by a tree. Step to the right and you see a small dog in a dog house.
Step to the left you see a cat on a porch. (I just made up this
example). But I hopefully am explaining what these pictures do.

There are like three pictures in one, and there is a plastic over them
that somehow changes the angle of view, thus you see a different image
as you move.

I want to buy one of these as a gift for someone who really wants one. I
figure ebay has them, but I dont have the slightest idea what to search
for. In other words, what the heck are these pictures called? What do I
put in the ebay search bar?

I tried "three dimensional picture", that did not work. I tried
"changing picture", that did not work either.

Anyone know?

Thanks

Adrian Caspersz

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May 3, 2017, 5:00:52 AM5/3/17
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On 03/05/17 08:56, olds...@tubes.com wrote:
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> I want to buy one of these as a gift for someone who really wants one. I
> figure ebay has them, but I dont have the slightest idea what to search
> for. In other words, what the heck are these pictures called? What do I
> put in the ebay search bar?
>
> I tried "three dimensional picture", that did not work. I tried
> "changing picture", that did not work either.
>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_printing


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Adrian C

analogdial

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May 3, 2017, 11:41:31 AM5/3/17
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Try 3-D picture. Also holographic or hologram picture.

olds...@tubes.com

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May 3, 2017, 4:01:28 PM5/3/17
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On Wed, 3 May 2017 10:00:50 +0100, Adrian Caspersz <em...@here.invalid>
wrote:
Thank You.

After asking everyone I know, I finally posted this on here.

I've seen these pictures in several forms and even saw the small Cracker
Jack ones many years ago, but I never knew what they were called. (Or
how they work).

This article answered everything.

Appreciated!

ohg...@gmail.com

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May 3, 2017, 4:30:24 PM5/3/17
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Pardon my ignorance but are these the same pictures that have been available for decades, or is this something new?


amdx

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May 3, 2017, 6:30:50 PM5/3/17
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Wifi Digital Picture Frame :-)

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