00:00Are you on the hunt for an experience that's off the wall, unconventional, even slightly peculiar?
00:07Quirky Quarter in Liverpool is a one-of-a-kind adventure designed to tickle your imagination and challenge your brain.
00:15Quirky Quarter is a visitor attraction. We are on Duke Street, right next to the Chinatown Arch.
00:21And we're a visitor attraction with lots of different challenges, illusions, photo opportunities, trivia and art.
00:27It all converges, all under one roof. It will take you about 45 minutes to an hour to get around if you engage with all the activities as you go around.
00:35This place also has a plethora of Instagram-worthy shots to capture, but this isn't just about looking around, it's about getting stuck in.
00:43It's for any age really. We wouldn't say very small kids, babies, toddlers, but families, couples.
00:52We do say it's best experience in groups, more than one person, because with the photo opportunities and the illusions to work, you need more than one subject.
01:05But if you are a solo traveller, I do lots of things on my own.
01:08We've got lots of lovely staff here and they'll be happy to sub in and join the photos with you.
01:13I couldn't leave here without trying the experience for myself and with a little, okay, a lot of help from some very friendly members of staff.
01:24I think some of these look pretty realistic.
01:28Three, two, one, I'm going to push you off the table.
01:32What was that?
01:33Does that look good? Does that look good?
01:35I think as part of the fun is actually doing it and trying it out, trying all the posters out.
01:41Having fun with your mates?
01:42If you've ever wondered how these optical illusions work and you're a bit of a film geek, this might pique your interest.
01:49It works by using something called forced perspective, which is a filmmaking trick.
01:55In its essence, it manipulates the spatial relationship between the camera, the subject and background without any digital elements.
02:04The Lords of the Rings trilogy is a great example of this.
02:06It was used so cleverly, many people just assumed it was CGI when it wasn't.
02:11Instead of shrinking actors with digital editing, they placed the Hobbit actors farther away from the camera and others closer, but aligned them so it looked like they were side by side.
02:20The sets were also often built at odd angles, so the illusion worked from the camera's perspective.
02:25My boy, he's nine and he's playing Fortnite and addicted to his iPad and things like that, but it's funny, you see them change within the first five minutes.
02:35And when it clicks and they get into it, once they start seeing the illusions and stuff like that, you really see the change in the case.
02:42From the moment you step inside, reality takes a back seat, wandering through upside-down worlds that defy gravity.
02:49The law of physics can even stumble across some mind-bending puzzles, optical illusions that might just have you wondering, how is that even possible?
