A MYSTERIOUS optical illusion has caused tens of thousands of social media users to question their own brains.
An optical illusion of a spinning ball recently went viral on Twitter, garnering over a million views.
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A spinning ball optical illusion recently went viral on Twitter Credits: YouTube / Brusspup
A video shared by a Twitter account @Amazing_Physics, it showed an increasing number of small dots moving in a straight line across the red circle.
Soon after, the dots appear to move together in a clockwise circular motion.
However, this is an optical illusion and the truth is that all dots move only in a straight line.
This is almost impossible for your brain to detect unless you focus on each point individually.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
Optical illusions work by tricking our brain – in this case, our mind is tricked into seeing a different movement.
This is probably due to the contrasting colors of the red background, white dots and black lines.
Because our brain interprets this as a change in motion, it looks like the circles are changing position.
In reality, however, they move in one straight direction.
The positioning of vertical lines can also alter our perception of movement.
REACTIONS OF SPECTATORS
Since going viral on Twitter, the optical illusion has caught the attention of thousands of people.
Hundreds of Twitter users commented on the video to share their thoughts on the video.
“Our perception of ‘reality’ is actually incredible in this case,” commented one Twitter user.
“Okay, optical illusion. You have to focus on the lines or just one ball – very difficult,” another person added.
“That was amazing to see. Thank you for the content,” a third Twitter user continued.
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: newstars.edu.vn