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Light behaves in fascinating ways when it encounters different surfaces or materials. Reflection occurs when light bounces off a surface, like a mirror or calm water, allowing us to see clear images of objects without them physically being there.

Refraction happens when light passes from one medium into another (like air into water) causing it to bend. This bending can make objects appear shifted, distorted, or even broken at the interface, such as a straw in a glass of water appearing bent.

The Marilyn Monroe–Albert Einstein illusion is a clever example of how our brains interpret visual information differently depending on the level of detail we perceive. The image is a hybrid: from a distance or when viewed with low visual detail, the face appears as Marilyn Monroe, because the broad shapes and shading match her features. But when you look closely or focus on finer details, the features of Albert Einstein emerge instead. This works because the image combines high-frequency details (fine lines and textures) from Einstein with low-frequency features (general shapes and shading) from Monroe.

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