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Old 07-15-2010, 03:34 AM   #1
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Optical Illusion Puzzle

A different kind of puzzle today!

What's the optical illusion demonstrated by this image? I'm not looking for a technical name, just a description of what you can see in this image that isn't true.

Oh — I don't mean the moiré effect in the small thumbnail.

[Edit]Added another version of the illusion, where I've removed the anti-aliasing. The results in moiré effects, but you may (try) to ignore these.

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as usual please!

(I found this illusion at the excellent blog by Richard Wiseman)
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