Yes, They are the Same Size

Check out this neat optical illusion:


I saw this video and thought it was fake, but I wanted to be sure. I did some googling and found out that it is called a Jastrow Illusion. I still didn't think it was real so I found this similar optical illusion:

I still didn't believe they were the same size, so I copied and pasted it into Microsoft Paint and cut out the bottom image and dragged it ontop of the top image. They turned out to be the exact same size, and I was a little amazed.

From: Random Good Stuff
and Might Optical Illusions

Lots of Links

I just wanted to post some interesting links:

An interesting, short video on how the Department of Agriculture is a really bad idea. Unfortunately, Obama voted for the farm bill in 2008, so it will probably be a problem for another 4 (8) years. (Cato: Downsizing the Federal Government)

A great sentence from Tyler Cowen:

"Lock Jason Furman and Larry Summers in a room for an hour, with no web connection and equipped only with a single crayon between them. They still would come up with a better spending plan than would Congress."
(Marginal Revolution)

A cool map showing all the Wal-Mart's being built across the country. (Flowing Data)

Charles Platt was curious about Wal-Mart, so he decided to get a job there. It's pretty interesting.
(Boing Boing)

Incase you missed Miss America, here are some pictures and a video. (Huffington Post)

The 50 Most Loathsome People in America (THE BEAST)