racking up millions of views and inspiring theories on how the stairs got their name. The non-traditional steps that create somewhat of an optical illusion got their name from an urban legend that ...

If you’re an optical illusion fan you might be familiar with the staircase illusion where it’s difficult to tell which direction the object is heading. Place your bets, is Mario ascending or ...

If you skip to 13:33 in the episode, the truth is revealed: Mario is actually ascending the stairs. Yes, despite what your eyes might tell you, he’s climbing up, not down. The optical illusion ...