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Seeing is believing... right?

magic.jpgSeeing is believing, but what we see often is in the context of what we expect to see, or are directed to look for. Here is a study captured on YouTube about perception that has far-reaching implications for our narratives about what we see and "what is". This experiment may account for how many magic tricks work, as well as how faulty our perception can be under certain circumstances.

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