#120 : Tray Illusion

Optical illusions are often described as visual images that differ from reality - the eyes and brain 'see' something that doesn't quite match the physical measurement of the image. Optical illusions can work in various ways, they can be images that are different from the objects that make them, they can be ones that come from the effects on the eyes and brain through excessive stimulation, and others where the eye and brain make unconscious inferences.

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Shadow Illusion Are the squares A and B the same colour?   Spinning Dancer Which way is the dancer spinning?   Impossible Waterfall? Is the water flowing uphill in this impossible waterfall?   The Butterfly A colourful butterfly?

Duck Or Rabbit? Is this a duck or a rabbit?   Hidden Faces Can you find his three daughters as well?   Blind Spot An amazing demonstration of your blind spot.   Impossible Prongs? Impossible prongs?

What Am I? Can you tell what this is a picture of?   Who Turned To? Who is missing?   Same Eyes? Are her eyes the same colour?   Parallel Cafe Wall Lines? Are the horizontal lines parallel?