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Up or down?</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-396/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="180" height="306">  </div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Just for Fun</I></div> <div> <I>Optical Illusions!!!</I></div> <bR> <div> These are some great illusions that I found on the net and decided to include in our "Just for Fun" page. </div> <div> Try to count the number of black dots on the image below...</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-397/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="470" height="349">  </div> <bR> <div> How many faces do you see?</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-398/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="199" height="293">       <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >1... 2... or 3?</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> What do you see?</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-399/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="174" height="240">  An Eskimo or an Native American?</div> <bR> <div> Impossible Crate</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-406/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="200" height="200">  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Möller-Franz Illusion</div> <div> <I> <img src="HTMLobj-403/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="299" height="269">  </I></div> <div> Are these two line the same size? </div> <bR> <div> The arrowheads are what causes the confusion. If you use a ruler you will see that the lines are the exact same size.</div> <bR> <div> Spirit Catcher</div> <bR> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-402/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="180" height="180">  </div> <div> Make sure you are relaxed. Keep your eyes on the lighter areas where the black lines intersect. You should probably notice circles coming from the center of the design. <B>The trick</B> is that a light color appears brighter when it contrasts against a darker color. So, people see the areas adjacent to the intersections to be slightly brighter, causing what appears to be circles. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Impossible Triangle</div> <bR> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-405/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="334" height="286">  </div> <bR> <div> What do you see?</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-401/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="316" height="250">  Faces or Vases?</div> <bR> <div> How many legs does this elephant have?</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-404/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="250" height="176">  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>