What are Penrose stairs?

What are Penrose stairs?

A A haunted stairwell
B A type of plant
C An optical illusion

The ‘impossible object’ was independently devised and discovered by Oscar Reutersvärd and Lionel Penrose. It was Penrose and his son that popularized the design of a staircase that defies physics. The sculpture in our photo is considered a type of Penrose stair.

The correct answer is An optical illusion.

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