Why can't we judge angles accurately? Because geometry is loaded against us, Philip Ball discovers.
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Nundy,S., Lotto, B., Coppola, D., Shimpi, A. & Purves, D. Why are angles misperceived? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97, 5592 - 5597 2000.
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Ball, P. Skewed judgement. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000518-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000518-7