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wow!  that is amazingly illusion-ish.

Eric Siegel
esiegel at nyscience dot org



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> Dear all,
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> Last month, the three best visual illusions in the world were chosen  
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> a gathering last weekend of neuroscientists and psychologists at the
> Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Florida. The winning entry,
> from a Bucknell University professor, may help explain why curve balls
> in baseball are so tricky to hit.
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> See this amazing illusion at:
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> http://www.aip.org/isns/reports/2009/051309visualillusion.html
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> Dennis
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> ... this one explains why curve balls are so hard to hit.
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> http://www.aip.org/isns/reports/2009/051309visualillusion.html
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