3 Ebbinghaus Optical Illusions

Boy, do we (me and my gf) have luck! We have found two options to rent a flat in the exact same building we need to move out from. Today we are going to check the second apartment, and if we like it we will easily move our stuff out of the current, and into the new one. Should take no time. I will keep you informed! About the illusion, you can see a classic example of the Ebbinghaus illusion on your left, and more pictures inside this article. The two food arrangements are exactly the same size; however, the one on the left seems smaller. This is due to plates that are different in size.

The Ebbinghaus illusion is an optical illusion of relative size perception. In the best-known version of the illusion, two circles of identical size are placed near to each other and one is surrounded by larger circles while the other is surrounded by smaller circles. The first central circle then appears smaller than the second central circle. This effect was named for its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus who lived in 19th century.