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20 Mind-Bending Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

It’s pretty crazy to think that we can only see things due to the light that’s reflected off them, but that also means that our eyes and brains are vulnerable to being tricked into seeing things that aren’t actually there. These optical illusions will leave you questioning everything!

 

 

 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

You should still be able to see color when the image fades to black and white. That's because your brain will automatically fill colors in for you if it thinks that they should be there. 

 

These flowers in the image below give a similar effect. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Although the black and white dots may look like they're rotating clockwise at first glance, they're actually not. Stare at the red and yellow dots to see for yourself. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Where does the space in this triangle appear from? 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

Although it's hard to tell with the human eye, it's the differing slope of each triangle that causes the space. 

 

 

Watch this for a minute or two then turn away - a burned image will appear. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Try crossing your eyes when looking at this one. You'll be able to see a very familiar face. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Hard to believe, but the shades of gray in squares A and B are identical. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

This replica is proof of the image above. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

This one is really confusing to our depth perception...

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

One of these blocks appears to follow the other, but appearances can be deceiving!

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Which direction is the middle dancer spinning in? 
20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

If you're on a mobile, close one eye, tilt your phone and look at this image from the charger hole.

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Are the lines in the image below all parallel to each other, or are they sloping? Take your time before making your mind up. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

Answer: While the lines do appear to slope, they're actually all parallel to each other. The brain fills in the gray lines between the black and white squares, meaning that they can be quite hard to see at first. 

 

From the way they look, these circles must be overlapping...

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

...but they're actually not.

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

These two squares are actually exactly the same color. Hold your finger along the division line as indicated by the arrow. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Would you believe that the three cars in the image below are all exactly the same size? 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

While you probably said no, they actually are the same size. This is the Ponzo illusion at work - our brain judges an object's size based on its perceived distance away from us. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

The dots in this picture look like they're changing color and orbiting the center, but they're not. Try focusing your eyes on a single dot. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Stare at the cross in the center. The blank spot will appear green after a short while. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

The circle on the right looks bigger, but it isn't. 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

The Ebbinghaus illusion exploits our perception of relative size. An object surrounded by larger objects will always seems smaller than it actually is.

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Stare at the next image for 30 seconds, then look at the photo from the movie Inception below: 

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

20 Optical Illusions To Test Your Perception

 

Content and Image Source: Distractify 

 

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