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September 28th, 2008 by admin

Here are a few small optical illusion and visual perception related images you can link to from your own website / profile page.

The Cafe Wall illusion: with mid-tone lines in between the blocks, this parallel pattern looks wonky

The Cafe Wall illusion: with mid-tone lines in between the blocks, this parallel pattern looks wonky
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