22 Optical Illusions That Will Make Your Head SpinDo your eyes deceive you? Yes. Yes, they do.
Optical illusions mess with your perception in the most fascinating ways.
They trick your eyes and your brain into seeing something that isn’t quite there or isn’t exactly what it seems. You’ve probably seen those classic ones—like the image that could be either an old lady or a young woman, depending on how you look at it. Or those crazy patterns that seem to move even though they’re totally static.
What’s wild is that your brain is just trying to make sense of what it’s seeing, and sometimes it takes a few shortcuts that lead to these funky visual tricks.
Whether it’s a simple color contrast or something more complex, optical illusions are a fun reminder that what we see isn’t always what’s actually there.
Scroll on to give your brain a little workout while marveling at how easily it can be fooled.
1. “There is no red in this picture…only blue, black, & white…zoom in & you’ll see.”
2. “These aren’t spirals.”
3. “Just can’t wrap my head around how this works out.”
4. “Rubin’s Vase. Some people see a vase, others see two faces.”
5. “Up/Down”
6. “Penrose Triangle”
7. “Need to make this illusion myself, as soon as possible.”
8. “What.”
9. “This is one photo.”
10. “Yes, this fascinated me.”
11. “An oldie, but a goodie.”
12. “Slow down!”
13. “Just your average chromostereopic illusion.”
14. “This grid is not warped like a bubble, all lines are parallel / perpendicular.”
15. “So simple, yet so cool optical illusion.”
16. “Someone just tell me what I’m seeing.”
17. “Wholesome pic turned into an illusion.”
18. “So many mysterious shapes.”
19. “Excuse me.”
20. “Someone explain this optical illusion though.”
21. “Laughing jester face.”
22. “Someone figure out what’s going on here.”
Read More: 25 Mind-Blowing Things People Created With 3D Printers