You won't believe your eyes
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Every optical illusion you've ever seen is a hint that what you see and what you perceive are two different things. That’s why SmarterEveryDay investigates cases where you actually can't believe your eyes.
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Eye vs. camera
How optical illusions trick your brain
Additional references
Publications by Dr. Stuart Anstis - University of California San Diego
Greg’s original persistence of vision video - YouTube
The Persistence of Vision - Vision.org
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