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How Optical Illusions Work
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It's a young lady! It's an old woman! It's a blue dress! No, it's gold! Why are we fooled by optical illusions and what do they tell us about how the brain works?
Can You Get a Perfect Score on This Optical Illusions Quiz?
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The question is, can we trick your eyes to believe that the size of an object is different than it is? We'll be transparent -- we'll fool you with illusions, weird perspectives and horizon lines. Think you can get all of them right? Then start now.
Why Does the Moon Look So Much Bigger When It Is Near the Horizon?
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Why does the moon look so much bigger when it is near the horizon than when it is high up in the sky?
How Mirages Work
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You're driving down the road on a sunny day, and you see a puddle of water coming up. You look again and it's gone! What happened? You’ll be able to answer that question if you read our miraculous mirage article.
How Sword Swallowing Works
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Sword swallowing is an extremely dangerous trick that does not involve illusions. Learn about sword swallowing and the dangers of sword swallowing.
HowStuffWorks: How To Draw An Impossible Shape
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It’s true: In 6 easy steps, you too can draw an impossible shape.
How Eye Puzzles Work
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Eye puzzles are optical illusions that, when viewed properly, can reveal hidden images. Learn how eye puzzles work at HowStuffWorks.
Binaural Beats: Does This Auditory Illusion Really Calm Your Brain?
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This new form of sound therapy takes advantage of the fact that a different frequency in each ear yields a third frequency that can allegedly calm you down or improve your focus. Does it really work? Our writer tried it out.
Is the 'Lovely Assistant' the Real Magician?
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HowStuffWorks looks at the history of magician's assistants, what they do and why the assistant is usually a woman.
What's the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon?
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Have you ever met someone with a unique first name, and then all of a sudden you hear the name everywhere you turn? That's the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon at work. How did it get that handle?