illusions
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Ow! My Brain!
Most optical illusions can be broken once you know what you’re looking for. You can see how lines have been…
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Mad Quickies 9.2
• Watch and listen to MC Escher while he is making art! Click on “MC Escher at Work” link on…
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Zen Water Illusion
This piece of art was sent in by a reader named Heath Satow. Enjoy! From Heath: I studied ripple patterns…
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It’s All In Your Head
Pareidolia’s an interesting phenomenon. It’s basically an effect wherein your brain detects a pattern where there isn’t one. For example,…
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Mad Quickies 8.10
• This is how you teach an insectoid robot to play Beethoven. (via Jennifer Ouellette) • The Chemistry of Oil…
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Mad Quickies 6.3
• Here are some classic optical illusions. • One of our wonderful commenters, Quark Sparrow has a cool art and…
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Mad Quickies 5.20
• It’s draw Mohammed Day! • Check out the comic stylings of Benny Brady and learn why Jesus needs to…
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Orbs: A Tracking Guide
According to ghoststudy.com, “Orbs are believed (by many) to be ghosts in the form of balls of light. They are…
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