Optical illusion

[pokerfan]

Would you say that square A and B are the same color or different colors?

See the answer http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070717.html">here.

[Fox Mulder]

1. I'm totally lost on this one.

How can connecting the two squares make them the same color?

[leeroysphitz]

2. Look again but use your hands in front of your face to occlude all but the a and b squares. n/t

[pokerfan]

4. Here's the same pic

with the distracting stuff cropped out.



Here's the original pic with other squares cropped out. You can block out the intervening squares with your finger.

[Fox Mulder]

6. Aaah...I see it now.

Thanks. :)

[Adsos Letter]

3. I stopped doing drugs because of things like this...n/t

[puerco-bellies]

5. I call shenanigans!

Oh the shame, trying to take advantage of us rubes..

[madinmaryland]

7. Goddammit. I just sprained my eyeballs and my brain.

:grr:

:hi: