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Kōkichi Sugihara (Japanese: 杉原厚吉, born June 29, 1948, in Gifu Prefecture) [1] [2] is a Japanese mathematician and artist [3] known for his three-dimensional optical illusions that appear to make marbles roll uphill, [4] [5] pull objects to the highest point of a building's roof, [6] and make circular pipes look rectangular. [7]
Origami is a magic stage illusion with a Japanese paperfolding theme, designed by Jim Steinmeyer.It was originally performed in 1986 by Canadian illusionist Doug Henning, using a working prop constructed by illusion builder John Gaughan.
Shepard tables illusion, named for its creator Roger N. Shepard. Shepard tables (also known as the Shepard tabletop illusion) are an optical illusion first published in 1990 as "Turning the Tables," by Stanford psychologist Roger N. Shepard in his book Mind Sights, a collection of illusions that he had created. [1]
In France, the names Rastignac and Rubempré serve as a kind of shorthand even today — two iconic characters who signify opposite sides of the same vice. Both prominent players in Honoré de ...
It’s tricky deciding what kind of cheese “Deadly Illusions,” a diverting thriller starring Kristin Davis and Dermot Mulroney streaming on Netflix, is exactly. Soft and overripe, from the ...
A 2012 paper [1] argues that a prehistoric bone disk found in the Laugerie-Basse rockshelter is a thaumatrope, designed to be spun using leather thongs threaded through the central perforation. The invention of the thaumatrope is usually credited to British physician John Ayrton Paris .
Everybody’s a critic! Kristin Davis responded to fans’ negative response to her new Netflix film, Deadly Illusions.. Funniest TV and Film Mistakes Caught By Social Media Users. Read article ...
Creator of world-renowned magic tricks and optical illusions Jerry Andrus (January 28, 1918 – August 26, 2007) was an American magician and writer known internationally for his original close-up , sleight of hand tricks, such as the famous "Linking Pins", and optical illusions .