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You
may see flashing horizontal flows... The illusion of flows
occurs when we look at certain pattern containing contrasting
colors. The effect is mainly due to the lateral inhibition of
our visual system.
This
pattern called 'lumachine' (little snails, in
Italian) was designed by G. Sarcone for a wall-paper producer.
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The
Authors
Gianni A. Sarcone and Marie J. Waeber, designers and writers,
are specialists in creative learning. They create and invent
educational manipulatives and thinking games which help teach
mathematics, visual and plastic arts. Their maxim is: “be
curious first!” (click here to
get more info about the authors).
The optical
illusion pictures featured in this gallery are extracted from
these wonderful books:
Italy
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