Re: Do you see what i see?

mike weber wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:03:17 +0000 (UTC), goldfarb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (David Goldfarb) wrote:
> 
>> For myself (and I suspect I've posted about this before) I
independently
>> invented the technique when quite young -- I discovered that if I
looked
>> at a chain link fence using it, it made the fence seem much closer
>> than it really was, which I thought was an interesting illusion.
>> Worked on hexagonal bathroom tiles, too.  So when the "Magic Eye"
>> stuff came along I was all ready.
> 
> WHich make sense, because they were developed to exploit that effect

The technique is handy for "spot the difference" puzzles, or real-life 
instances of needing to spot differences.

Kip W