These Mindbending Optical Illusions Will Break Your Brain

Ehrenstein Illusion

This is an optical illusion in which the sides of a square take on a curved shape when placed inside a pattern of concentric circles. The illusion was studied by German psychologist Walter Ehrenstein.

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