TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - A new version of the Beuchet Chair illusion JO - i-Perception A1 - Wiseman, Richard SP - e2041669516679168 EP - e2041669516679168 VL - 7 IS - 6 N2 - The Beuchet Chair is a powerful and highly popular optical illusion. The illusion involves two reasonably large pieces of apparatus: an oversized chair seat and four normal-sized chair legs. When properly arranged and viewed from a precise location, a person standing on the seat appears to be much smaller than they actually are. Although compelling, the illusion is relatively challenging and expensive to construct, requires a large amount of space to stage, and is not especially portable. Here, I outline a new version of the illusion that just involves a small piece of cardboard, a cloth, and a tripod. This new version costs almost nothing to create, is highly portable, and requires far less space than the original.

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LA - en SN - 2041-6695 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2041669516679168 ID - ref1 ER -