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5 Visual Paradoxes To Blow Your Students’ Minds

We’ve seen some awesome logic paradoxes before, but let’s examine a few visual paradoxes that would make great mental warm-ups for your class!

1. The Penrose Triangle

ByrdseedVisualParadoxes key The Penrose triangle, featured in M.C. Escher’s Waterfall.

2. The Penrose Stairs

ByrdseedVisualParadoxes key 1 Escher went on to use the Penrose stairs in his work, Ascending and Descending. Featured in Inception as well.

3. The Blivet

ByrdseedVisualParadoxes key 2

The Blivet looks like a crazy ‘E.’

4. The Impossible Cube

ByrdseedVisualParadoxes key 3 The impossible cube.

Image from 4C

5. The Möbius Strip

ByrdseedVisualParadoxes key 4 Photo by Spacemanbob

Standing out from the crowd, Möbius strips are great since kids can actually, and easily, build them. A two-dimensional shape with only one side.

Also offers a perfect opportunity to discuss the umlaut!

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