It's hard to believe that the squares at A and B are the same shade of grey
You will find an explanation and proof here:
http://persci.mit.edu/gallery/checkershadow (http://persci.mit.edu/gallery/checkershadow)
And even more proof here:
http://persci.mit.edu/gallery/checkershadow/more_evidence (http://persci.mit.edu/gallery/checkershadow/more_evidence)