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barberpole illusion

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barberpole illusion

Summary

barberpole illusion is an optical illusion[1]. It draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (optical_illusion category, ranking #20 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • barberpole illusion's image is recorded as Barber-pole-01.gif[3].
  • barberpole illusion's instance of is recorded as optical illusion[4].
  • barber's pole is named after barberpole illusion[5].
  • barberpole illusion's Commons category is recorded as Barberpole illusion[6].
  • barberpole illusion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h4rq_[7].
  • barberpole illusion's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777274154[8].

Why It Matters

barberpole illusion draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (optical_illusion category, ranking #20 of 37).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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