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Impossible Object

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How would we evaluate the existence of an impossible object within fiction.

We do know we can only usually portray them as optical illusions in 2D but what would it means if an impossible object with certainty proven its existence within a fictional narrative?

To those who don't know what impossible object
 
How would we evaluate the existence of an impossible object within fiction.

We do know we can only usually portray them as optical illusions in 2D but what would it means if an impossible object with certainty proven its existence within a fictional narrative?

To those who don't know what impossible object
I don't think a 2-D thing that somehow appears to be 3-D but is not actually 3-D at the same time would fall under something like logically impossible things, so I suppose it'll scale to however many dimensions the actual thing possesses [in this case, 2-D].
 
I don't think a 2-D thing that somehow appears to be 3-D but is not actually 3-D at the same time would fall under something like logically impossible things, so I suppose it'll scale to however many dimensions the actual thing possesses [in this case, 2-D].
I don't think you understand what impossible object is in actuality.

That part only talks about the illusion that requires forces perspective
 
I don't think you understand what impossible object is in actuality.

That part only talks about the illusion that requires forces perspective
The very top of the article just says this and nothing else.
An impossible object (also known as an impossible figure or an undecidable figure) is a type of optical illusion that consists of a two-dimensional figure which is instantly and naturally understood as representing a projection of a three-dimensional object but cannot exist as a solid object. Impossible objects are of interest to psychologists, mathematicians and artists without falling entirely into any one discipline.

Or, did you meant this particular line?
Roger Penrose wrote about describing and defining impossible objects mathematically using the algebraic topology concept of cohomology.[7][8]
Quoting the lines of the page you're specifically referring to will help me to understand your question more.
 
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