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From the Ted Talk by Al Seckel: Visual illusions that show how we (mis)think

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Now, something like this can be used because this is after all talk about design, too. This was done by Saatchi and stcaahi, and they actually got away with this ad in Australia. So, if you look at this ad for beer, all those people are in sort of provocative positions. But they got it passed, and actually won the Clio awards, so it's funny how you can do these things. Remember that sort of, um. This is the joke I did when the fdliroa ballot was going around. You know, conut the dots for Gore; count the dots for Bush; count 'em again ...

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Now, something like this can be used because this is after all talk about design, too. This was done by Saatchi and _______, and they actually got away with this ad in Australia. So, if you look at this ad for beer, all those people are in sort of provocative positions. But they got it passed, and actually won the Clio awards, so it's funny how you can do these things. Remember that sort of, um. This is the joke I did when the _______ ballot was going around. You know, _____ the dots for Gore; count the dots for Bush; count 'em again ...

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  1. count
  2. saatchi
  3. florida

Original Text

Now, something like this can be used because this is after all talk about design, too. This was done by Saatchi and Saatchi, and they actually got away with this ad in Australia. So, if you look at this ad for beer, all those people are in sort of provocative positions. But they got it passed, and actually won the Clio awards, so it's funny how you can do these things. Remember that sort of, um. This is the joke I did when the Florida ballot was going around. You know, count the dots for Gore; count the dots for Bush; count 'em again ...

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