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Optical Illusion

  • Watch: Optical illusion with arrows makes you think these circles shrink and grow, but they don’t

    Watch: Optical illusion with arrows makes you think these circles shrink and grow, but they don’t

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 25, 2020 · 06:43 pm
  • Watch: This arrow always points right, no matter which way you turn it

    Watch: This arrow always points right, no matter which way you turn it

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 08, 2019 · 02:30 pm
  • We learnt why zebras have stripes by draping horses in striped coats

    We learnt why zebras have stripes by draping horses in striped coats

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    · Feb 26, 2019 · 08:30 pm
  • Is it a duck or a rabbit? The philosophical underpinning of an old visual trick

    Is it a duck or a rabbit? The philosophical underpinning of an old visual trick

    Stephen Law, Aeon
    · Aug 04, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Watch: The internet is divided again as people are convinced this staircase is spinning (it’s not)

    Watch: The internet is divided again as people are convinced this staircase is spinning (it’s not)

    Scroll Staff
    · May 05, 2018 · 10:00 am
  • Watch: Did somebody really toss their dog out of a plane and record it on video?

    Watch: Did somebody really toss their dog out of a plane and record it on video?

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 02, 2018 · 05:00 pm
  • Watch: This artist’s optical illusions on her body will leave you in a knot

    Watch: This artist’s optical illusions on her body will leave you in a knot

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 25, 2017 · 09:08 pm
  • Helicopter illusion video: You can't wrap your head around it even when you know how it was done

    Helicopter illusion video: You can't wrap your head around it even when you know how it was done

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 06, 2017 · 08:00 pm