'Meschers' Tool Visualizes and Edits 'Physically Impossible' Objects

Meet Meschers, MIT's Tool for Building Paradoxical Digital Objects

A new tool developed by MIT researchers enables users to create detailed computer representations of mathematically impossible objects.

'Meschers' tool visualizes and edits 'physically impossible' objects

M.C. Escher's artwork is a gateway into a world of depth-defying optical illusions, featuring "impossible objects" that break the laws of physics with convoluted geometries. What you perceive his illustrations to be depends on your point of view—for example, a person seemingly walking upstairs may be heading down the steps if you tilt your head sideways.

Gizmodo: Meet Meschers, MIT’s Tool for Building Paradoxical Digital Objects | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Gizmodo: Meet Meschers, MIT’s Tool for Building Paradoxical Digital Objects. “On Monday, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) announced ‘Meschers,’ software capable of visualizing an intricate, 2.5-dimensional representation of impossible objects. In addition to creating aesthetically quirky objects, Meschers could eventually assist in research across geometry, thermodynamics, and even art and arch…

Meet Meschers, MIT’s Tool for Building Paradoxical Digital Objects

Meet “impossibagel,” a physically impossible bagel that mathematicians use to resolve intricate geometry problems. But impossibagel—and other “impossible objects” in mathematics—is notoriously difficult to replicate, and researchers haven’t been able to fully tap into their mathematical potential. That may no longer be a problem, thanks to a new tool. On Monday, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)…