December 19, 2023

Take a look at the objects below. Now look again. What do you see? Most likely you perceive this as an “impossible object.” Your brain is trying desperately to make this shape “work” as a three dimensional figure, even though it wouldn’t be possible in the physical world.

A purple triangle on a black background
A blue triangle on a black background
A pink diamond on a black background
A black and yellow line drawing of a cube
A black and purple logo with the letter d
A blue line drawing of a hexagonal object
An orange hexagonal object on a black background
A black and green logo with a diamond
A pink circle with a black background
A black and yellow logo of a fish
A purple triangle on a black background
A black and blue logo with a triangle
An orange line drawing of a rectangle shaped object
A black and green logo with a triangle in the middle
A black background with a pink hexagonal shape
A yellow triangle on a black background