You’re walking upstairs You step onto the dark blue bottom step and begin to climb Halfway up you look down and realize the steps are no longer beneath you They’re over your head There’s air below you and you’re falling fast This can’t be real It has to be an illusion and it is
Do you get the picture You’ve been climbing Schroeder’s Staircase And you’ve just descended into the artful world of optical illusions How did this happen There are geometry books and other science books which describe how optical illusions fool the eye But the basic ideas don’t have to be homework Your brain naturally tries to see the big picture Your brain tries to fit any puzzle pieces into the big picture Your brain wants your eyes to make sense of what they see Your brain tries to make even impossible things make sense Your brain likes to see the impossible so you get this book
