illusions Watch these new videos for the 2023 Best Illusion of the Year Contest Mark Frauenfelder

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illusions Trick your brain with this spinning dots optical illusion Popkin

film Illusion of the day: This video looks like it's in reverse but isn't Popkin

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magic MagiQuest with Jeff McBride is the real deal of an online "magical experience" Ferdinando Buscema

optical illusions Learn About "Fork-and-Knife Illusion" From A New Scientific Paper Written By A Middle-schooler Thom Dunn

illusions How to sit in an invisible chair Mark Frauenfelder

illusions Watch this red cube somehow fit inside this blue shape Andrea James

optical illusions This image will disappear if you stare at it long enough Andrea James

illusions Watch this world record for number of costume changes in one minute Andrea James

magic Watch this fantastic "quick change" magic act David Pescovitz

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magic How to make chocolate out of nothing David Pescovitz

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