A MIND-BOGGLING optical illusion has been challenging users on social media.
Many optical illusions use shapes to confuse the human brain – and one TikTok user with the handle @purpzsaur illustrated how.
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In a 6-second-long reel, the TikTok user showed viewers a complex numerical image.
The content creator then challenged users to see all 10 numbers in the illustration.
“Only 0.1% of users can see all 10 numbers,” the user wrote on top of the image.
At first glance, the numbers six, eight, and four pop out – however, several others remain hidden in the photo.
What did users see?
“I can only see 123468,” one TikTok user said in the comments section.
“I see 12346780 and 00 (infinity),” a second person remarked.
“I see 12346789 but I can’t still find 5,” a third user noted.
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Some TikTokers claimed that they saw all 10 numbers, while others shared tips on users could see certain numbers like five or nine.
How does this illusion work?
There are three types of optical illusions: Cognitive, Physiological, and Literal.
This particular illusion falls under ‘literal’ as it works by combining many smaller images to create a large image.
In this case, all nine numbers are merged into a single image.
“The most well-known literal illusions are found in art. Because they are created intentionally, some don’t consider literal illusions to be illusions at all,” the New York Museum of Illusions writes.
One of the most famous literal optical illusions is the elephant image that asks viewers to discern how many legs it has.
