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Offline daddog

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Can someone translate?
« on: October 06, 2001, 11:59:00 PM »
No idea who this was from, but am wondering what he was talking about.  :)

 
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I cerchi centrali alla sinistra ed alla destra sono uguali tra di loro

Si, sono identici, sono i circoli al contorno a trarre in inganno …….


Il cubo impossibile...
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Can someone translate?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2001, 12:33:00 AM »
looks kinda like italian

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Can someone translate?
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2001, 01:10:00 AM »
From Babel Fish translator:

(Italian)

"The central circles to the left and the right are equal between of they, are identical, are the circles to the contour to draw in deceit... The impossible cube... "

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Can someone translate?
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2001, 03:58:00 AM »
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Originally posted by daddog:
No idea who this was from, but am wondering what he was talking about.   :)

 

OK, I'll try to translate:

"the circles left and right of the center are equal

Yes, they are identical, the surrounding circles are changing you perception.....

The impossible cube...."

I hope make some sense to you (not a good translator)  :)

P.S.
Yes, it's italian

Offline mrfish

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« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2001, 04:26:00 AM »
eeeek sounds like that wacky timecube nutjob...

timecube

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« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2001, 10:30:00 AM »
It's a description of an optical illusion.
Imagine (or draw out) two sets of circles, one set on the right, and one set on the left.  On the left, put a circle of size n and surround it with smaller circles.  Do the same on the right, but surround it with larger circles.

Now show your imaginary circles to an imaginary friend ask the question: which of the two center circles is bigger, the one on the right or the one on the left?

The answer?

Like Naso said:
"The center circles on the left and the right are equal.
Yes -- they are identical: the surrounding circles fool the mind....

<Next Illusion>:
The Impossible Cube"


So where'd you get this?