How To Make a Hollow Mask Illusion - At home science - ExpeRimental #22

Baffle your brain with the famous 'hollow mask illusion', and experiment with how it works by making your own.
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Rachel and her children Eva and Daniel explore how our brains perceive faces by experimenting with a classic illusion.
In this activity, Eva and Daniel investigate what factors make this illusion work, and think about why our brains can be tricked in this way. Hands-on investigations like this are the perfect way to encourage children to think about how their brains work, and the way we interpret the world.
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[@JCBeastie]

That moment Eva figures out why the illusion works. Brilliant.

[@recklessroges]

Eureka. Its always a joy to observe. That's why I teach.

[@TheRoyalInstitution]

How did you get on!? If you try this at home (or at school, or with a science club, or anywhere!) let us know. And if you tell us what you think about our videos via this survey, we'll enter you into a £100 prize draw to say thanks: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZGHPJ7H Send us a photo or video on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter of the masks you make. We'd love to see them! www.rigb.org/families/experimental/competition

[@Cossieuk]

Tell me I am not the only one that wants to use the Einstein mask as a jelly mould

[@TheRoyalInstitution]

...aaand that's the snacks sorted for our next office party. Thanks!

[@Cossieuk]

Need to see a picture of this

[@Skapete]

That Einstein mask is really crazy! Was that a Donald Trump masking being painted at 3:31?

[@oldcowbb]

i'm thinking the same