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Impossible object

An impossible object (also known as an impossible figure or an undecidable figure) is a type of optical illusion that consists of a two-dimensional figure which is instantly and naturally understood as representing a projection of a three-dimensional object but cannot exist as a solid object. Impossible objects are of interest to psychologists…

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Impossible object

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples43
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
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related to history · 12
Impossible object → An, Apolinère Enameled, He, In, In Reutersvärd's, It, Marcel Duchamp, Oscar Reutersvärd, Penrose, Penroses, Swedish, To
related to Notable examples · 12
Impossible object → An, Belvedere, Borromean, Escher, Impossible, Lionel Penrose, Notable, Oscar Reutersvärd, Penrose, Reutersvärd's, Roger Penrose, Swedish
related to External links · 8
Impossible object → Escher, Escher Project Archived, Impossible WorldThe, Inconsistent ImagesEchochrome, January, Real, Reutersvard, Wayback MachineArt
related to Explanations · 7
Impossible object → However, Impossible, In, Looking, Necker, There, This
related to Constructed impossible objects · 4
Impossible object → Although, However, Rotating, The

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impossible objects object illusion penrose also cube one many oscar reutersvärd roger escher triangle impossibility two figure optical three-dimensional examples

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Impossible objectrelated to Constructed impossible objectsAlthough0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to Constructed impossible objectsHowever0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to Constructed impossible objectsRotating0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to Constructed impossible objectsThe0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to ExplanationsImpossible0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to ExplanationsThis0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to ExplanationsNecker0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to ExplanationsLooking0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to ExplanationsIn0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to ExplanationsHowever0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to ExplanationsThere0.60section
Impossible objectrelated to External linksImpossible WorldThe0.60section

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