Andrew Steffl
@steffl.bsky.social
Planetary scientist, husband, dad, walker of dogs, cook, asteroid (6814)… he/him
Reposting this absolute gem of an optical illusion. The (obviously slanting) sky blue lines are actually 100% horizontal. Look at your monitor very obliquely to see...
November 16, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Reposting this absolute gem of an optical illusion. The (obviously slanting) sky blue lines are actually 100% horizontal. Look at your monitor very obliquely to see...
Our sense of vision is a weird combination of a bespoke sensor coupled to a very quirky processor (aka our brain). This works amazingly well most of the time, but sometimes it gets tricked! The sky blue horizontal lines are really, truly horizontal and not tilted! Tilt your screen and you’ll see it.
August 2, 2023 at 9:26 AM
Our sense of vision is a weird combination of a bespoke sensor coupled to a very quirky processor (aka our brain). This works amazingly well most of the time, but sometimes it gets tricked! The sky blue horizontal lines are really, truly horizontal and not tilted! Tilt your screen and you’ll see it.