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IF one looks at two nickel threepenny bits, a brand new one and a mat old one, with reduced illumination, the old one appears considerably bigger. The difference is striking if the illumination is correctly chosen. Out of fifty people, two only did not see the phenomenon immediately; even those two recognized it when the experiment was repeated. Older people realized it quicker than younger ones. Colour does not play any part, as the same difference is recognizable with shillings.
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LOEWENSTEIN, A. An Illusion of Size. Nature 155, 672 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155672c0
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