Imagine you're looking at a grid of squares on a piece of paper, and you move the paper up or down slowly. The squares don’t seem to move, they just shift position. But if you look at them while scrolling on your phone or computer, the shapes seem to be moving! This happens because your eyes are used to seeing things stay still when you move your head or body around. When the screen moves, it tricks your brain into thinking the shapes themselves are moving, like they're dancing in place!
Examples
- A circle on a webpage appears to move left as you scroll right.
- Stars in the background seem to drift upward while scrolling downward.
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See also
- Why Do Shapes Appear Distorted When You Look at Them?
- Why Do Shapes Appear to Bend When You Look at Them on a Curved Surface?
- Why Do Numbers Sometimes Look Like They're Dancing?
- What Is The Most Efficient Way To Stack Spheres?
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