Daily Brain & Mind — Day 2 (Optical Illusion) 🧠 The…
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Daily Brain & Mind — Day 2 (Optical Illusion)
🧠 The Checker Shadow Illusion (Square A vs Square B)
Square A appears dark charcoal, while Square B appears light grey. Would you believe that Square A and Square B are the EXACT same shade of grey?
💬 Did your eyes deceive you? Test it with a color picker or cover the surrounding tiles and tell us what you see! (Solution in first comment 👇)
#brain #opticalillusion #visualscience #mit #mindblow
🧠 The Checker Shadow Illusion (Square A vs Square B)
Square A appears dark charcoal, while Square B appears light grey. Would you believe that Square A and Square B are the EXACT same shade of grey?
💬 Did your eyes deceive you? Test it with a color picker or cover the surrounding tiles and tell us what you see! (Solution in first comment 👇)
#brain #opticalillusion #visualscience #mit #mindblow
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💡 SCIENCE BEHIND THE ILLUSION:
Edward Adelson created this at MIT. Your visual system doesn't measure raw light intensity (photons). Instead, it compensates for the cylinder's shadow, automatically lightening square B in your perception to determine its true surface reflectance.
Edward Adelson created this at MIT. Your visual system doesn't measure raw light intensity (photons). Instead, it compensates for the cylinder's shadow, automatically lightening square B in your perception to determine its true surface reflectance.
