WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Optical Illusion of the Extra Piece

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move the pieces
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illusion
solution
Rearrange the five polygons to create another rectangle that appears to have the same dimensions even without the brown piece. However, the final rectangle shrinks slightly in the
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direction by an area equal to that of the brown piece. This illusion is commonly referred to as "The Chocolate Bar Illusion."