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Here are some ambiguous objects:
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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. | |
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2. The Necker cube: Which face is in front? | |
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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. | |
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2b. The Necker cube, part 3: Is this a small cube in a corner, or a cubic bite out of a larger cube? | |
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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.