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The older I get, the easier I fall for illusions -- or so it seems.

Example 1: It's a Small World

When I was in pre-school, I did not fear the small dancing dolls at the Disney World theme park ride.

When I was in lower school, the robotic dolls made me sick.

Example 2: Inverted Face

When I visited a Ripley's Believe it or Not odditorium in lower school, I saw the negative impression illusions as just that, depressions in a plaster slab.

When I visted a Ripley's Believe it or Not odditorium in middle school, I felt like the concave heads were following my every move.