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Some Ambiguous Objects

© Copyright 2003, Jim Loy

Here are some ambiguous objects:

Schroeder staircase   1. The Schroeder staircase: Is this staircase rightside up or upside down (which is the wall closest to us)? You should be able to see the ambiguity without viewing this upside down.
Necker cube   2. The Necker cube: Which face is in front?
Necker cube   2a. The Necker cube, part 2: One corner is convex towards you, one is concave. Which is which? This is one of my favorites, as I can't get one of them to stay convex or concave; it changes over and over.
Necker cube   2b. The Necker cube, part 3: Is this a small cube in a corner, or a cubic bite out of a larger cube?
  3. Slice of pie or missing slice of pie: Is this the last remaining slice of pie (seen upside down) or is it a whole pie with one slice missing?

The objects at Some Impossible Objects are ambiguous in a somewhat different way.


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