Optics principles. For example, the Ames room, Hering, Müller-Lyer, Orbison, Ponzo, Sander, and Wundt illusions all rely on the suggestion of the appearance of distance by using converging and diverging lines, in the same way that parallel light rays (or indeed any set of parallel lines) appear to converge at a vanishing point at infinity in two-dimensionally rendered images with artistic perspective. This suggestion is also responsible for the famous moon illusion where the moon, despite having essentially the same angular size, appears much larger near the horizon than it does at zenith. This illusion so confounded Ptolemy that he incorrectly
Morris–Putnam point Morris–Putnam point The Morris–Putnam point (MPP or “Profit Horizon” ) is the point within a break even analysis where an algorithmic trend line indicates break even will be exceeded by n percent. Economists and Financial analysts use the Morris–Putnam point to predict the impact of commodities costs on juice and heavy metals profits. Meteorologists use "The Point" to forecast dew points and localized wind gusts. Sales people use the point to rationalize the addition of ‘fees’ to previously agreed upon prices because when modeled skillfully, the Morris–Putnam point almost always predicts future success. For example, if a citrus farm produces