Twisted Cord Illusion

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The parallel lines do not often look parallel.

The first figure depicts the so called Twisted Cord illusion, the second the Brick Wall one (needs rotating through 90°.) The latter has a page of its own.

References

A. Seckel, The Art of Optical Illusions, Carlton Books, 2000 (#30)

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