Entries from June 2006 ↓

(something to the effect of)

“We’re delighted you’ve found yourself fit to join us in our taste for the bizarre…”
– Rod Serling, ‘Night Gallery’ intro

The horizontal lines are parallel but appear to tilt; the acute angles formed by the horizontal lines and the short inducing lines appear to expand.

It is said that the illusion is maximized when the intersecting angle is between 10 and 30 degrees. Some references claim that any angle from 0 to 90 degrees produces this illusion, yet this was not supported by other references.

The Zöllner Illusion is characterized by acute-angle contraction, intensified by the oblique arrangement. It’s formed by three elemental illusions. Two are acute-angle expansion illusions; the third is an acute-angle contraction illusion.

Source: A. Kitaoka

“Which is the most reasonable, and does his duty best: he who stands aloof from the struggle of life, calmly contemplating it, or he who descends to the ground to take his part in the contest?”
– Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that.”
– Mark Twain

Perfect grid appears distorted.

Source: A. Kitaoka

“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
– Edgar Allan Poe

“Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.”
– Satchel Paige

Horizontal and vertical lines appear curved.

Source: A. Kitaoka

>> Good evening…

We just visited
The K-9 Cemetery.
Me, Kona, and Vive.