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Showing posts with label optical illusions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label optical illusions. Show all posts
Friday, February 6, 2015
Count the black dots
mariyam | 9:16 AM | optical illusions Be the first to comment!Image saved in the pre-blogging era without attribution.
The tops of these two tables are the same shape
mariyam | 9:14 AM | optical illusions Be the first to comment!
Who are you going to believe? Me, or your lying eyes?
Found in 2006, but I don't remember where.
This hat is as wide as it is tall
mariyam | 9:12 AM | optical illusions Be the first to comment!
The width of the brim is the same as the height of the stovepipe top.
You don't believe me. You're reaching for a measuring ruler. I'll wait...
Source: 2006, but I don't know where.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
This auroral "corona" is an optical illusion
mariyam | 9:30 AM | nature | optical illusions | photography Be the first to comment!
Photo credit Harald Albrigtsen, via APOD.
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