What is it with optical illusions? What’s the fascination? (keep feelin’ fa-scinaaa-tion)
- Is it because it challenges our notion of what is or isn’t real?
- or is it because we feel so smart everytime we figure out one (this works really well whenever you’re in a group.. hehehe
Optical Illusions accdg to Wiki:
An optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a percept that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. There are three main types: literal optical illusions that create images that are different from the objects that make them, physiological ones that are the effects on the eyes and brain of excessive stimulation of a specific type (brightness, tilt, color, movement), and cognitive illusions where the eye and brain make unconscious inferences.
Anyway, take a break – see the Top 20 Optical Illusions according to Telegraph.co.uk. Sometimes I wish life was just an optical illusion… more at the Source.
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