Palazzo Spada Borromini perspective passage

A short passage looks much longer

7 m → 30 m

At Rome’s Palazzo Spada, architect Francesco Borromini used columns that get smaller, a narrowing floor and a small statue to make a seven-meter passage appear thirty meters long.

A stranded mantis shrimp can roll itself back toward water

The mantis shrimp Nannosquilla decemspinosa lives in shallow coastal habitats and can become stranded when the tide retreats. On wet sand, it may repeatedly flip its body into a rolling motion, sometimes traveling around two meters. This unusual movement helps the animal reach water when ordinary swimming is impossible.

Electric eels leap to shock threats

Electric eels have been observed leaping out of the water to shock potential threats. Their shocks can drive away animals as large as horses.

Palazzo Spada Borromini perspective passage

A short passage looks much longer

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