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Sit on the chair
Climb up and sit fully on the seat. Legs up! No feet dangling, or the illusion breaks.
The Illusion Trail · Stop 1
Beuchet Chair
A forced-perspective illusion. One sits tiny on a giant chair, while another stands beside them, impossibly tall.
You'll need three people
The trick to a Beuchet Chair photo is forced perspective. Two people stand at very different distances from the camera, framed so they look the same size.
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Stand by the front legs
Stand between the chair's front legs, face the camera, and reach out as if patting the "tiny" person on the head.
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Take the photo
Stand on the marked photo point. Slot your phone into the holes provided. Use a timer, or message us on WhatsApp for help.
A little history
Created by Jean Beuchet
In 1963, the French psychologist Jean Beuchet built this illusion to demonstrate how our brains judge size and distance.
The chair and both people appear side by side, but they're actually standing at very different distances from the camera. Our minds, used to assuming that things in the same frame are equally close, refuse to believe what the lens is showing.
You've just outsmarted your own visual cortex. Welcome to the Illusion Trail.
Continue the trail
More wonders ahead
Each stop on the trail is a different illusion. Follow the path through the trees, and don't forget to take a photo at every one.