The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

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The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

Postby Lance » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:01 pm

Wow. WTF?

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Re: The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

Postby Arneb » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:47 pm

Brilliant!
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Re: The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

Postby tubeswell » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:54 pm

"smokin' mirrors"?
A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

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Re: The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

Postby Lance » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:07 pm

Arneb wrote:Brilliant!

Said by someone who can actually read the explanation...
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Re: The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

Postby Arneb » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:27 pm

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Re: The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

Postby Enzo » Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:54 pm

That is great. I knew how they did it, though I didn;t make the effort to figure out the exact profile.
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