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Anyone else notice the weird optical illusion when scrolling the page down. </motionsickness>

That is insanely smart.

Now, how do I incorporate that idea into my business? Give the customer the ability to “try it” as they “buy it”.

Something I’ll be thinking about.

@Sean – Me too, I actually check to see if I was zooming the page by mistake.

@Alex – It is smart, but it’s actually not uncommon for handles/knobs, although you don’t always have to use it to take one – sometimes it’s just mounted on the front of the bin.

@sean – That is a cool illusion.

I like how you said ‘add it to their cart’. It made me think about the fact that you were talking about real life for a second.

I was at home depot buying handles for my wife’s scrapbook cabinet the other day. Seeing this felt like Deja Vu.

Brilliant!

Is it the same for toilet seats? Could get ugly!