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Upside down objects and scenes look alien to us. We can recognize them but not without effort. It's a combination of having seen objects upside down before and
by im3w1l 7y ago
Upside down objects and scenes look alien to us. We can recognize them but not without effort. It's a combination of having seen objects upside down before and being able to reason about what we are seeing. It does not come for free from invariance.
- dr_zoidberg 7y agoThe classic Thatcher illusion[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatcher_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatcher_effect Edited for clarity, started writing then wiped half and didn't check first half.