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Quite so. Joel Send a noteboard - 31/01/2010 05:01:55 AM
Regardless of at it continues to look big even though we cognitively know it is not. That says a lot about the human mind and perception and the errors in perception the human mind can make.

That's the thing that's REALLY fascinated me about it for some time: I KNOW it's an illusion but still can't convince my eyes.
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Re: The illusion always seemed pretty simply explained to me. everynametaken - 31/01/2010 02:08:37 AM 594 Views
Quite so. Joel - 31/01/2010 05:01:55 AM 585 Views
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