A striped rectangular solid object can seem to get larger at the distant end.
Material
40 rectangular Lego blocks
Assembly
Attach the blocks into one long stack alternating black and white blocks.
To Do and Notice
Place the stack of blocks onto a tabletop with one end near you, about a half meter away, and the other end far from you.
Notice that the far end seems larger than the near end.
What's Going On?
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Reference
Illusion in Nature and Art, Richard Gregory, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973 p 92.
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Scientific Explorations with Paul Doherty |
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14 June 2000 |