Aristotle's illusion

Japanese: アリストテレスの錯覚 - アリストテレスのさっかく(英語表記)Aristotle's illusion
Aristotle's illusion
This is an optical illusion in which, when you cross your index finger and middle finger and hold a small object such as a ball or stick between them, you feel as if there are two of them. Aristotle described this phenomenon.

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Japanese:
人差指と中指を交差させ,その間に球や棒などの小さな物をはさむと,それが2個あるように感じられる錯覚のこと。アリストテレスがこの現象を記述している。

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