Can you see the hexagons in this figure?

Asked by LostInParadise (32278

) August 28th, 2022

The Necker cube is an optical illusion, and if you connect enough of them together it makes for an interesting effect. What I just learned from reading, and just had to share, is that you can create the multi-cube picture from a simple pattern of repeating hexagons divided into three parts, like so Do you see the hexagons?

In the picture, the 3 regions of the hexagon are not the same size. I wanted to see what would happen in the simpler case where the 3 regions are the same, all meeting in the center of the hexagon. I got this

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Yes I do see the hexagons :)

RayaHope (7448

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Yes, certainly.

That flattening of the uppermost quadrilateral in each set produces the illusion of perspective, which is missing in the second instance, making it easier to read as hexagons because they are equilateral.

Jeruba (56188

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Yes I see them. But first I saw Q*bert land.

Zaku (30714

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As any chemistry student will be quick to point out, hexagons are the basis of organic chemistry. When six carbon atoms bond, the angle is 120 degrees — which should already be familiar by now. The six bonded carbon atoms form a perfect hexagon also called a benzene ring

Forever_Free (9165

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The hexagons can also be used to tile a floor or wall.

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