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http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/

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http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8195

I think the solution is always gay astronauts.

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Amusing Illusion ( Link )

SFW, not sure on the details of how it works.

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VLSmooth wrote:Amusing Illusion ( Link )

SFW, not sure on the details of how it works.
It has to do with the way neurons in the retina synapse with each other. I think it's an example of lateral inhibition:

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/latinhib.html
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