Beware of Gravity Dips

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By Gareth Branwyn
Posted 2012/07/24 @ 7:53 pm
Category Fun & Games, Home

Spotted on Facebook. The floor of a Paris game store. The floor is, of course, flat.

BY Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelancer writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture, including the first book about the web (Mosaic Quick Tour) and the Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots. He is currently working on a best-of collection of his writing, called Borg Like Me.

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23 Responses to Beware of Gravity Dips

matt on July 24th, 2012 at 8:06 pm said:

I’m interested if it looks as cool from other directions.

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- Gareth Branwyn on July 24th, 2012 at 8:09 pm said:
  
  I had that same thought. How many good viewing angles does this actually have?
  
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  Abby on July 24th, 2012 at 8:19 pm said:
  
  Since its painted,i think only one. But yes,cool from that one spot.
  
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jibjab on July 24th, 2012 at 8:41 pm said:

I wonder if it looks raised from opposite side

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- d4l3d on July 25th, 2012 at 1:00 am said:
  
  Nope. The floor looks flat but the store goes all warpy. (Kidding. I’ll probably never get to Paris.)
  
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middoth on July 25th, 2012 at 1:33 am said:

anyone knows the name of the shop? im actually in Paris!

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- tolomea on July 25th, 2012 at 2:12 am said:
  
  Here’s the original on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkorting/3318197423/in/gallery-meg-72157623456948381/ the author says “Inside the Fnac at La Defense. While this looks good in photos, it’s not convincing in reality.”
  
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middoth on July 25th, 2012 at 2:16 am said:

merci beaucoup!

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Frugal Frights and Delights on July 25th, 2012 at 4:59 am said:

This is just awesome! I want a floor like this!

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D on July 25th, 2012 at 6:33 am said:

I wonder why gravity seems greater where there are no items. This must be proof of Dark Matter.

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Alissa Mower Clough on July 25th, 2012 at 7:05 am said:

You know, it reminds me of the organic architecture of Hundertwasser…Hell on furniture, fun to walk in.

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Walter Anderson on July 25th, 2012 at 9:20 am said:

Shame that in the US a store that did this would most likely loose the lawsuit when some idiot fell on their backside…

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- MostlyDigital on July 25th, 2012 at 11:56 am said:
  
  I was going to say, “customer wearing eye patch enter, trips and falls, Sues”.
  
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Eric Boyd on July 25th, 2012 at 9:24 am said:

Here’s another shot of the floor, from a different angle, and you can see why it might not be as believable in person: http://www.moillusions.com/2011/09/illusion-carpet-in-the-game-store.html

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Marshgre on July 25th, 2012 at 3:31 pm said:

Roads painted like this would slow down traffic in pedestrian dense areas.

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BilgisayarServisi on July 26th, 2012 at 5:13 am said:

wow greatt !

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Bob on July 26th, 2012 at 6:35 am said:

Gould you reverse the concept and make a roller park look flat?

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agogo22 on September 28th, 2012 at 8:58 am said:

Reblogged this on msamba.

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