Mind-Blowing Illusions That Trick Multiple Senses
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Okay, take a look at this optical illusion. Are the lines parallel… or not? What about this one? Is the black line a continuation of the red line, or the blue line? Or if it’s misaligned, which direction does it have to move in to be in line with the red one? These are examples of geometrical-optical Illusions – namely the Zöllner and Poggendorff illusions. The Zöllner illusion is made up of diagonal lines – they are parallel – but they’re crossed with shorter lines that alternate between horizontal and vertical. The angles of these shorter lines give the impression that the diagonal lines are not parallel. In the Poggendorff illusion, we have a tendency to misestimate the unknown angles hidden by the rectangle – the acute angles have an effect...
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Okay, take a look at this optical illusion. Are the lines parallel… or not? What about this one? Is the black line a continuation of the red line, or the blue line? Or if it’s misaligned, which direction does it have to move in to be in line with the red one? These are examples of geometrical-optical Illusions – namely the Zöllner and Poggendorff illusions. The Zöllner illusion is made up of diagonal lines – they are parallel – but they’re crossed with shorter lines that alternate between horizontal and vertical. The angles of these shorter lines give the impression that the diagonal lines are not parallel. In the Poggendorff illusion, we have a tendency to misestimate the unknown angles hidden by the rectangle – the acute angles have an effect...
