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Behead your teacher!

Here's a trick you can do in any classroom. You will need: white or blackboard. Teacher. Chalk or board marker.

  • headless teacher!Clean the black/white board
  • Draw a cross at the height of your teacher's head
  • Stand your teacher 3 m or so to the left of the cross
  • Stand yourself about 2 m in front
  • Close (or cover) your right eye
  • Stare at the cross with your left eye.
  • Use your peripheral vision to check the teacher's head!
  • Ask your teacher to move very slowly towards the cross
  • Keep checking their head with your peripheral vision
  • You will 'see' you teacher (peripherally) with no head!

Explanation