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Afterimage

Afterimage

Afterimage

Afterimage is a visual illusion where an image continues to appear in one’s vision after the original stimulus has been removed. This phenomenon occurs due to the persistence of retinal cells responding to light even after the stimulus is gone, leading to a temporary ghost-like image. Illusionists have utilized afterimages creatively in magic tricks such as Dai Vernon’s Retention of Vision coin vanish.