These Mindbending Optical Illusions Will Break Your Brain

Illogical Cube

The “impossible cube” or “illogical cube” is an ambiguous object that makes the viewer believe they are seeing a three-dimensional object, when in reality, the object is two-dimensional. The illogical cube was invented by famous artist and printmaker M.C. Escher, who is known for many other illusions, such as the infinite Penrose staircase.

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The More You Know

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