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Optical IllusionsWERC
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Visual Acuity
Part 1
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Visual Acuity• Definition: sharpness of vision, measured by the
ability to discern letters or numbers at a given distance according to a fixed standard.
• If you have glasses, you don’t have good visual acuity. If you have 20/20 vision, however, you have good visual acuity.
• The visual acuity test is more commonly recognized as the Snellen Chart. It is used to test eyesight to see if patients need glasses.
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What does visual acuity show about a person?• Visual acuity shows that a person pays large
attention to detail. They also think outside the box when it comes to simple things.
• The Snellen Test shows how well or how poorly a person can see.
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How is visual acuity used in real life?• It is often used to test eyesight.• Fun Fact: Astronauts have to get their eyes tested
so that they can be positive of what they’re seeing in space.
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Eyesight Tests
Part 2
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Lines Upon Lines upon Lines
Test #1
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Which of the yellow lines is bent?Neither. The yellow lines just appear to be bent because of the black lines “push them out.”
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The Saxophone
Test #2
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Look at the picture to the right.What did you see first?
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Some people see a man playing a saxophone, but those with better eyesight see a woman.
Man With Saxophone Woman
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Lines of Illusion
Test #3
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Which side of blue seems brighter, left or right?The right side seems to have a brighter shade of blue, but both sides have the same shade. Since red is the opposite color of blue, it makes the blue pop out more.
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Makes Your Head Spin
Test #4
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Which circle is bigger?Both circles are the same size. The purple/red circles surrounding them make them seem bigger/smaller than they actually are.
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Road to Illusions
Test #5
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Which of the purple lines is longer?Hint: Don’t pay attention to the width of the line, just the length.
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A Helping Hand
Test #6
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Does the drawing of the hand look 3D?
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Does the drawing of the hand look 3D? What if it’s turned like this?
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Depending on your point of view, the hand looks like it either pops out at you are divots because of the curved lines.
3D Divot