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Rainbows are illusions

Types of Optical Illusions

The Dress blue black white gold

Color Constancy Illusions

Forced perspective image Pisa tower

Forced Perspective

Footprints in the sand

footprints in the sand depth ambiguity

Source/credit: Ewallux

This is an illusion of depth ambiguity. The prints look like sculpted feet, but are actually pressed into the sand.
Our brain assumed that light always comes from above. When the shadows do not match that assumption, we struggle to understand depth accurately. 

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Deflated dog
Trees wearing a tutu
Missing Chair Leg
Ent walking
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