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14-MAR-2013

Triangles. (Impossible Triangle, Optical illusion)

You can only see the triangle when you stand in a certain spot. Otherwise, you see the image below.
The Penrose triangle, also known as the Penrose tribar, is an impossible object. It was first created by the Swedish artist Oscar Reutersvärd in 1934. The mathematician Roger Penrose independently devised and popularised it in the 1950s, describing it as "impossibility in its purest form". It is featured prominently in the works of artist M. C. Escher, whose earlier depictions of impossible objects partly inspired it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_triangle



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Janet Donnelly20-Mar-2013 23:54
I absolutely love things like this .... thanks so much for sharing!
J. Scott Coile15-Mar-2013 15:15
What a great bit of art.
Peter Stahl14-Mar-2013 22:28
Impressive. Well done Sheila! :-))
Karen Stuebing14-Mar-2013 21:29
This is really amazing. I like both images.
Terry Sprague14-Mar-2013 20:46
Cool! V
Johnny JAG14-Mar-2013 19:52
Love it, that's very cool.
Carol Rollins14-Mar-2013 16:41
Oh, wow, fantastic find and shot. Great information too.
Barbara Heide14-Mar-2013 15:10
wow! what a fantastic contribution! V
Bill Miller14-Mar-2013 14:47
A fun sculpture, worth looking at in detail !
LynnH14-Mar-2013 11:41
This is cool!!! How unique!
Guest 14-Mar-2013 11:36
Nicely presented, Sheila.
rousselziak14-Mar-2013 08:25
Fantastic ! -V-
Micky Waby14-Mar-2013 08:03
Terrific find for the Challenges, Amazing sculpture.