Orbison illusion

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Orbison illusion consisting of a square placed over radial lines.

The Orbison illusion (or Orbison's illusion) is an optical illusion first described by American psychologist William Orbison (1912–1952)[1] in 1939.

The illusion consists of a two dimensional figure, such as a

concentric circles. The result is an optical illusion in which both the figure and the rectangle which contains it appear distorted; in particular, squares appear slightly bulged, circles appear elliptical, and the containing rectangle appears tilted.[2]

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  2. ^ "Orbison illusion". opticalillusions.info. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.