{"product_id":"rulers-by-father-alex","title":"Rulers by Father Alex","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AJIg_m08X3w?si=fQDiWIOpAjc3csi5\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"197\" data-start=\"130\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"197\" data-start=\"130\"\u003eJastrow’s Rulers – A Classic Illusion, Reimagined with Elegance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"301\" data-start=\"199\"\u003eSome illusions don’t need smoke, mirrors, or complicated props.\u003cbr data-end=\"265\" data-start=\"262\"\u003eThey just need a \u003cstrong data-end=\"300\" data-start=\"282\"\u003ebrilliant idea\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"523\" data-start=\"303\"\u003eMade famous by psychologist \u003cstrong data-end=\"349\" data-start=\"331\"\u003eJoseph Jastrow\u003c\/strong\u003e, this legendary optical illusion is revisited here with style and charm by \u003cstrong data-end=\"440\" data-start=\"425\"\u003eFather Alex\u003c\/strong\u003e—and it’s every bit as baffling today as it was when it first astonished audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"568\" data-start=\"525\"\u003eYou introduce \u003cstrong data-end=\"567\" data-start=\"539\"\u003etwo wooden school rulers\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"637\" data-start=\"569\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"605\" data-start=\"569\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"605\" data-start=\"571\"\u003eOne graduated in \u003cstrong data-end=\"603\" data-start=\"588\"\u003ecentimetres\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"637\" data-start=\"606\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"637\" data-start=\"608\"\u003eOne graduated in \u003cstrong data-end=\"635\" data-start=\"625\"\u003einches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"749\" data-start=\"639\"\u003eWith a smile, you explain that the imperial system is a little… mysterious for a Frenchman. 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