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The 'Mountain Or Valley?' Illusion

This video is about a multistable perceptual illusion, similar to the hollow face illusion, whereby maps or aerial or satellite photos look upside down/inside out, ie, concave (valley) parts look convex and convex (mountainous) parts look concave. Just flip the images around and things will make a lot more sense! It's just because our eyes gauge depth based on the location of shadows, and the sun always casts shadows on the bottoms of things.

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  • Originally Aired June 29, 2017
  • Runtime 3 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created July 8, 2017 by
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  • Modified July 8, 2017 by
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