Can you believe your lying eyes ?

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[algore]

The Blue horizontal lines are parallel

While I can prove this very easily

My lying eyes keep telling me otherwise.

[algore]

I have seen a lot of stuff over the years that I can prove is not how it is seems.

The trend seems to be accelerating exponentially.

I don't watch TV or any other tubes, I am pretty sure a lot of optical and auditory illusions happen there too.

[Jolla]

if i squint they look parallel

[Fester Chugabrew]

Or tilt and look down the blue lines. An intriguing illusion, though.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I’ll try again after a couple bourbons.

[Cold Heart]

That works.

I tried closing my eye but then I couldn’t see anything:)

[Deaf Smith]

Alternating black & white diamonds.

That is RACIST!

[SimpleJack]

mind-blown.
Good one.

[Dogbert41]

Funny, it looks just like the fence I put up.

[Fledermaus]

It worked

[Manly Warrior]

Indeed, if you close one eye and look, focus , just off one corner, they align. Old Army night vision trick, looking away from the subject of interest, and focused vision at the fovea allows peripheral vision, everywhere else to see in black/ white mode which is supposed to be more detailed than color which is primarily centered around the fovea....or something like that.

[MayflowerMadam]

Yes. Squint.

[dainbramaged]

They are equidistant but sure don’t appear to be, and squinting does square them up. Very tricky illusion.

[Deaf Smith]

If one blackens all the small white diamonds, the Smurf lines will straighten out.

[hinckley buzzard]

That’s a great illusion, Hadn’t seen it before.

[crusty old prospector]

All I saw was a sign that said “Drink your Ovaltine.”

[1FreeAmerican]

Turn your screen 90 degrees so they are horizontal and they are the parallel.

At least to my tequila eyes.

[CommerceComet]

I tried closing my eye but then I couldn’t see anything:)

That can be fixed with proper instruction: Frank Drebin

[TChad]

That one is new to me.
Good illusion.

[Mr. Jeeves]

The 1/6 Committee can prove Trump drew non-parallel lines. ;)

[InterceptPoint]

Yes, squinting works. If you look closely at the detail within the blue bars and white columns you will see very subtle differences in orientation. Apparently that subtle difference is what screws us up. When you squirt you blur that difference away.

Very clever.