Alex Buscemi
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. “These aren’t spirals.”
2. “This is one photo.”
3. “Need to make this illusion myself, as soon as possible.”
4. “What.”
5. “Yes, this fascinated me.”
6. “Look normally, and then hold at arms length.”
7. “An oldie, but a goodie.”
8. “Just your average chromostereopic illusion.”
9. “So simple, yet so cool optical illusion.”
10. “Wholesome pic turned into an illusion.”
11. “Someone just tell me what I’m seeing.”
12. “So many mysterious shapes.”
13. “Laughing jester face.”
14. “Excuse me.”
15. “One of the world’s oldest optical illusions.”
16. “Just can’t wrap my head around how this works out.”
17. “Someone explain this optical illusion though.”
18. “Towel or hair is the real question.”
19. “Someone figure out what’s going on here.”
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