2012-10-24

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AsapSCIENCE

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"Look how big the moon is!" you've shouted before. But what if I told you that the moon never really changes size, and it's simply your brain playing a trick? Find out what The Moon Illusion is, and why it happens!

Written and created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz).

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Music by Mitchell Moffit

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Art by Gregory and Mitchell

http://www.gregorybrownart.tumblr.com

http://www.twitter.com/whalewatchmeplz

Some Sources---

1) http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1963-02291-001

2) http://retina.anatomy.upenn.edu/~bart/scriptie.html

3) http://bit.ly/Tw4Dkv