It was going to be an amazing card trick
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Day: December 1, 2018
What does Wikileaks say about releasing the classified U. S. embassy cables?
Wikileaks invokes the sacred, mythical story of George Washington, who never did say “I can not tell a lie.”(This stained glass window at Mount Vernon is from the 1950s.)
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We remember the politics we want to remember
Obama shook hands with Iran’s president,
didn’t he?
A scientific study asked over 5,000 people to remember four political events that had been photographed. Continue reading “We remember the politics we want to remember”
Two moon optical illusions
The Honeymoon
The vintage optical illusion postcard above, with its clever play on words, was described as “Arcimboldesque”. Continue reading “Two moon optical illusions”
Torturing a man with hope – a story
“…you will be exposed to the quemadero, the symbolical
flames of the
Everlasting Fire: it burns, as you know,
only at a distance, my son; and
Death is at least
two hours (often three) in coming… Continue reading “Torturing a man with hope – a story”
To prevent cheating, wear a stupid hat
These happy fun hats make learning more relaxed.
These students at a university in Thailand had to wear improvised paper hats to prevent them from looking at other papers and cheating during a test. Continue reading “To prevent cheating, wear a stupid hat”
Three optical illusions with dice
These dice create an impossible figure. Continue reading “Three optical illusions with dice”
This pretty woman had a horrible secret
Estibaliz Carranza is very attractive.
She seems like a fun-loving person. Continue reading “This pretty woman had a horrible secret”
This street art illusion imagines a perfect world
Utopia from the sidewalk
The utility box at the corner of Church and Duboce streets was looking a little plain, so SFMTA (the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) decided artist Mona Caron should spruce it up with some trompe l’oeil art. Continue reading “This street art illusion imagines a perfect world”
This is not a photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge
“Brooklyn Bridge”
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