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File Name: illusion_5
Description: Print this figure on a sheet of paper and then give it a slight twirling motion as if you were swirling water around in a dish. The cog-wheel on the left will appear to revolve slowly, while the wheel on the right turns rapidly in the opposite direction.
Source: University Society Editorial Board, Boys and Girls Bookshelf (New York: The University Society, 1920)4:30
Keywords: Visual illusion

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