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This optical illusion stops you seeing new cars

Ford’s latest 3D ‘Brick’ camouflage, inspired in part by popular online illusions, uses thousands of seemingly randomly placed black, grey and white cylinders in a chaotic criss-cross pattern.

Autocar Professional BureauBy Autocar Professional Bureau calendar 04 Oct 2016 Views icon8141 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
This optical illusion stops you seeing new cars

Ford’s latest 3D ‘Brick’ camouflage, inspired in part by popular online illusions, uses thousands of seemingly randomly placed black, grey and white cylinders in a chaotic criss-cross pattern. This makes it especially difficult to discern new exterior features in sunlight, whether seen in person or on the millions of photographs and selfies that are posted to the internet.

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