Recently I discovered Planet Perplex. This is an intriguing site full of visual trickery — ambiguous images, optical illusions, impossible images, and more. (WARNING: there are some yucky images that may offend you or a sensitive child, so be careful!! There is a skull on the index page. This site is not for kids. But with wise selection, you can browse it with your child.)
My daughter Sprite loved the images on the website! Some kids read in bed. Well, Sprite often draws in bed. That night she was inspired to make her own upside down face.
I took her drawing and scanned it twice. Then I put the two perspectives side by side so you can see the two faces. The one on the left is smiling, and the one on the right is a snooty sneer. But it’s the identical drawing!!
If you can’t “see” it, click on the image to go to Flickr where I added notes to the image to explain the parts. I am so proud of her! WOW!
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