While looking at the flag, I immediately had an idea of what the project would be involving. While online, you sometimes see these types of “tricks” with famous paintings. For example, people have found a way to make the Van Gogh painting Starry Night come to life. They use a black and white picture with many circles moving, and you must stare at it for thirty seconds then look at the painting. The painting will then start to appear to swirl around. Though the concept is different, it is all similar confirming one simple thing - our eyes can deceive us. Afterimages actually appear more often than you would think. When outside on a warm summer day, we may look up at the sun and then at something else and see an afterimage. In other cases,