Optical Illusions versus Mental Illusions

I have a quick tidbit to share- an observation made by a psychology professor I had this quarter. It gives me a refreshed and relaxed perspective on the topic of humanity's many mental foibles. It goes something like this: We use optical illusions to demonstrate how the visual system works,…

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Scary Optical Illusion

I really do enjoy good optical illusions.  I've previously linked to this site, Mighty Optical Illusions, where you can find hundreds of well-crafted illusions.  It's really worth a visit. Because it's Halloween, though, I decided to link to an illusion that involves something more--something terrifying (it startled me when I…

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