TWO INTRODUCTION TO IMPOSSIBLE SHAPES

Impossible shapes are optical illusions that challenge our perception of reality. These images appear realistic initially but prove impossible to exist upon closer observation. They question our ability to perceive the world accurately by playing tricks on our perception of depth and form.

Impossible shapes are optical illusions that trick us into seeing realistic-looking shapes that are impossible to construct as three-dimensional objects. Although impossible shapes can’t be made as three-dimensional objects, we can draw them as realistic-looking three-dimensional objects.

Impossible Shapes and Perceptual Paradoxes

All impossible shapes have a spatial contradiction. They do not follow the laws of ...

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