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Can animals see optical illusions? Hosico cat shows it with optical illusion rug

Animals and optical illusions

Superior mirages

Inferior and Superior Mirages, and Fata Morgana

Forced perspective image Pisa tower

Forced Perspective

Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch in St Louis is an optical illusion. The arch is as tall as it is wide; 192 meters. But from nearly every angle it will seem much taller than it is wide.

Source/credit: JakeHuberMedia

The Gateway Arch in St Louis is an optical illusion. The arch is as tall as it is wide; 192 meters. But from nearly every angle it will seem much taller than it is wide. And you can’t really see the arch head-on when standing on the ground.

 

More optical illusions:

Erased Street Art
Unsuspecting Amputee
The Pensive Olive Tree
Floating either way
Crow
Off-road Truck Capabilities
Floor Color Creates Extra Dimension
Cat with a Hole
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A woman bent over a desk with her big butt in view

Bent over the desk

a dirty mind

Finally a more creative forced perspective photo at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The photographer, Suíssas, is a very creative artist making optical illusion photos that are next level, like this Checkmate.

Checkmate

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