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Mona: Exploratorium Exhibit. Look at these two upside-down pictures of Mona Lisa.
You probably
recognized Mona Lisa right away--even upside-down. Two upside-down Monas
may look strange (one perhaps stranger than the other), but turn them
right-side-up and one looks normal, the other grotesque. Why the
surprising difference?
Since an upside-down face is not a familiar point of view, you may not
have noticed that one of these pictures has been altered. In the
right-hand photo, Mona's eyes and mouth have been turned around. It's only
when the photos are turned right-side-up, and the view is more familiar,
that you notice the real distortion. |
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