This perspective window by Adelbert Ames upsets size-shape scaling to produce remarkable effects.

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At least he is honest about his note .

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Is this true? -Vlad-

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A strange (and cool) effect, where it is easier to experience it than to explain it. Click to launch, and you can do it here with any YouTube clips.

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… with this one.

We snuck out into the middle of Broad Street to snap a pic in front of City Hall and all the crowds. When Will raised his hands for the picture, cheers erupted. So he continued to repeat the gesture, getting wild response from the crowd on both sides of the street up and down the street as far as we could see. We couldn’t have planned this if we practiced and practiced. I wish the video was longer.

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The story of Flo and Kay, the worlds only female autistic savant twins. Savantism is a rare condition in which sufferers of developmental disorders, often autism, are capable of acts of genius that far outstrip their expected levels of ability. In Flo and Kays case, they each have extraordinary memories for facts and dates.

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