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Hering illusion (fan illusion)

The lines are actually parallel.

Wundt illusion

The lines in the center are actually parallel.

The lines are parallel here too.

Wavy mesh

All lines look like waves, although they are parallel to each other.

Point in a triangle

Looking at the figure, it seems that the yellow dot is located closer to the top of the triangle, although the distance from the base to the point is equal to the distance from the point to the top.

blue lines

The vertical black lines are actually parallel to each other, although they appear distorted.

Escher illusion

The vertical and horizontal lines are parallel, although they appear as arcs.

bloated square

Circles in the corners of the picture significantly distort the correct square.

Cafe "Wall" illusion

Are the horizontal lines parallel?

Yes, parallel!

frog eggs

Circles (tadpole eggs) are located on parallel lines, although they look distorted.

The red lines are straight, although they appear to be curved.

Zollner illusion

Parallel lines appear to be curved.

Poggendorff illusion

The lines BC lie on one straight line, and not AC, as it seems.

domino

Mutually parallel lines appear distorted.

green square

Vertical and horizontal lines are parallel to each other. The central part of the picture seems to be convex.

Snake

The vertical lines are parallel to each other, although they appear distorted.

Illusion with twisted ropes

Is it straight or not?

These are parallel lines.

Table illusion

The horizontal "table top" is parallel to the base, although it appears tilted.

Perelman illusion

The letters are actually parallel to each other

Another parallel line

Eyes looking at you

Vertical and horizontal lines are parallel to each other

Rhombus distortion

Vertical and horizontal lines are parallel to each other. The illusion of "bulge" of the central part of the rhombus is created.

Circle Distortion

The correct circle inscribed and described by squares seems distorted.

Lipps illusion

The central parts of the lines are parallel to each other.

Orbison illusion

The squares appear distorted.

Curvature of circles

Looking at the top drawing, find the arc that ends the circle. Blue? Now take a look at the bottom picture...

Taylor-Wodehouse illusion

The distance between the parallel lines is the same, but in the figure the lines appear to converge.

Vertical and horizontal lines are parallel

colored lines

The colored lines are parallel to each other, although there is an illusion that each line looks like a wave.

Rotated squares

The squares appear to be rotated counterclockwise, although they are actually located on the base parallel to the horizon.

Parallel bifidobacteria

Vertical lines are parallel

non-rectangular rectangle

And yet it is rectangular.

Square

The figure shows an absolutely even and regular square, which seems to be curved.

Another square

Blue squares appear to be drawn unevenly

colored sticks

Are all the angles between colored sticks different? Really straight!

Does the pattern curve inwards?

All squares are not really distorted.

Does the pattern seem to come forward?

In the figure, all the squares are not distorted.

Pillow?

All segments are regular in shape, although the barrel-shaped illusion is pronounced.

Thompson illusion

In the figure shown, the direct tangent to all circles of different radii seems to be a curve, since we involuntarily liken it to the upper curvilinear boundary.

The drawings are not spirals, but concentric circles

The circle in the center appears distorted

right angle distortion

Circles are on the same line

Is there distortion in the center of the picture?

In fact, there are no distortions.

Letter X

In fact, the little squares lie on parallel lines.

A few more grids

Eyes

Look at the left and right thumbnails. Do you see that the eyes of the left person look in one direction, the right one in the other? In fact, people are looking at one point!

curve pointers

The curvature is actually an illusion of distortion caused by the pattern on the signposts. Both pointers stand on vertical and parallel pillars.

The road goes sideways

It seems that these roads are not parallel. In fact, the photos are exactly the same.

leaning towers of pisa

Although these photos are the same, the tower in the right photo seems to be tilted more.

The grid repairs itself

Focus on the center of the drawing. After a while, it will seem to you that the grid will become solid.

Lobster on a broken plate

If you focus on the lobster's right eye, the plate will appear to be whole.

Are the lines bending?

No, they are straight.

Alphabet

Black letters form white diagonal stripes.

queen happy and sad

Anamorphic images

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