The Pulfrich Effect – When Time Becomes Depth
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Explore the strange Pulfrich effect, where a filter over one eye can make a swinging pendulum appear to move in an ellipse. Learn how this optical illusion reveals the brain's reliance on neural processing speed for 3D depth perception.
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