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Facts, science and history of optical illusions.
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sorrowful rock face pareidolia

How do optical illusions work?

Is this a bird or a rabbit?

Ambiguous illusions

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

Animals and optical illusions

Lake Above the Ocean

Lake Sørvágsvatn is a landmark that is an optical illusion

Source/credit: Vicky Mar

Lake Sørvágsvatn does sit above sea level (about 40 meters), but the cliff is more than twice as high as the lake. This creates an optical illusion of forced perspective. Our brains have difficulty judging the height from this angle. 

More optical illusions:

Underwater Waterfall
Painting the sky
Horse Head
Afro tree
Bald friends
Gravity hills
Broken Chair
Trees wearing a tutu
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