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Penrose Triangle
This example of the "impossible figure" of the Penrose triangle is a perspective view of a real three-dimensional object. Rotate it by dragging.
Contributed by:
Ralf Schaper
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"
Penrose Triangle
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http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/PenroseTriangle/
Contributed by:
Ralf Schaper
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