The apparent misalignment of two oblique collinear lines was investigated in two experiments. In the first the effect with the lines at 45° to the median plane was compared with that for the same two lines separated by the conventional parallels of the Poggendorff figure. The illusion with the two lines was consistent and significant but about one-third the magnitude of that with the parallels. The two illusions were significantly correlated. In the second experiment the angle of the two oblique, collinear lines was varied in 15° steps. The misalignment illusion was maximal at 45° and smaller but significant at 60 and 75°. There was no significant effect at 15 and 30°.
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