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College of Arts & Sciences

Our senses cannot always be trusted.
Our mind is the final arbiter of truth.

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Perpetually ascending staircase. How can the man go up all the time and come back to the same place over and over?

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The red squares are the same color in the upper part and in the lower part of the "X".

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The diagonal lines are parallel.

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There are no gray spots at the corners of the squares.

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The rows of black and white squares are all parallel.

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The center circles are both the same size.

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There are only white circles at the intersections

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Wavy Squares? No! The background of concentric circles makes the squares appear distorted.

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Rotating Wheels The circles appear to rotate when you move your head closer and further away from the screen while looking at the dot in the center.

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Warped Square? There are no curved lines in this figure.