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Letter: Weighty theories on the matchbox illusion (2)

Published 19 June 2019

From Thomas Patrick Reid, Dundee, UK

I have a couple of observations following your article on the matchbox illusion. First, an item of flat pack furniture seems to be far less heavy once assembled. Second, when the head of a pint of Guinness settles, it appears to have gained weight.

Could an object’s density fool our perception of its weight?

Issue no. 3235 published 22 June 2019

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