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This
exhibit demonstrates that the perceived size and distance
of an object are intimately related, hence its inclusion in
the Dimension, Scale, and Space section. The visitor looks
through a small hole (eliminating stereo vision and a different-
points-of-view angle) at two disks. A knob can be turned which
will move one of the disks closer or farther from the peephole.
The visitor tries to guess when the disks are the same distance
from the peephole and then confirms the guess by looking through
a side window. One of the disks is smaller than the other
and it is therefore always placed closer to the peephole.
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