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Click on the toys to find out the optical illusions and how the images form.

Toys

Brief Description

Mirror illusion

Why can't you catch the bug on top of the two concave mirrors? Explain.

Magic Fluid

Why does the picture appear?

Periscope

Why do the images rotate in this periscope?

Pinhole Camera

Make your own pinhole camera. See how it works.

Pepper's Ghost

Become a magician and show how you can see virtual images using a dark background.

Phenakistoscope

Make your own motion pictures by using visual memory.