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Ponzo's Illusion

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The upper Horizontal line segment in the above figure appears to be longer than the lower line segment despite the fact that both are the same length.

See also Illusion, Müller-Lyer Illusion, Poggendorff Illusion, Vertical-Horizontal Illusion


References

Fineman, M. The Nature of Visual Illusion. New York: Dover, p. 153, 1996.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26