Why can we immediately spot the difference between a model car and a real one even if there is nothing to compare its size to?

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Just take a look at [this picture](https://www.looksmartmodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lamborghini-huracan-performante-spyder_03.jpg), you can tell immediately that its a model car even though there is nothing in the picture to compare its size to. My guess is that the paint isn’t authentic to our eyes, but are there other reasons as well?

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You can’t always. It all depends on how good the model is and how it is photographed. Just think about how movies use miniatures, if the effect is good you can’t tell. Hell, even if you know it’s a miniature it doesn’t seem like it to your brain, just look at the sand-crawlers or ships from A New Hope.

For more information just look at this video of William Osman blowing up a ‘Tesla’. So many people fell for this:

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