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This is inspired by an optical illusion I read about today (in an interesting book "Why we believe what we believe" by Newberg and Waldman). I read that the mind easily constructs missing straight lines but so easily not curved ones. So, my question to you: Do you see a square in the center? It isn't there, only the lines filled in by your mind using the negative space of the image.

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Lodchjo (back from France) pro says:
I saw the square right away.
This is part of the Gestalt-theory. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology
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Ojisanjake pro says:
Its an implied square. There are neurons in the eye that fire when seeing 180 degrees and 90 degrees....

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Dirk pro says:
Mr. and Mrs. Pacman kissing!
In black and white!

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Aref Nammari (goplayer) says:
Nice experiment. Yes I saw the square right away--I think that it is also easier to reconstruct the straight line if the missing or implied portion is not too long. That is it is easier to the square right away on the thumbnail than on very large picture--I maybe wrong though just a hunch.
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