Unbelievable facts
They spread like a virus online and were often shared on social networks.
Many of these illusions were winners of the Best Illusion 2016 contest.
Here are some of the best and most tricky optical illusions of 2016.
Optical illusions (video)
1. In this illusion, you can see how moving dots form a square.
The dots don't really move, and that's really misleading.
2. This ambiguous cylindrical illusion can seriously confuse your brain. If you see squares on top of cylinders, circles will be reflected in the mirror and vice versa.
In this case, it's all about the angles we're looking at, and the cylinders themselves have an uneven, not a flat top.
3. This illusion uses the zootrope principle. The device creates the illusion of a flying bird inside the cylinder, although it's not there.
4. On this illusion, the grey bubbles you're concentrating on become multicolored.
You can see bubbles of various sizes in gray. You will then see 4 identical colored circles.
After a while, gray bubbles and colorful circles will begin to replace each other.
You need to focus on the “+” sign in the center of the screen.
Bubbles of different sizes produce residual images of different colors. These colors aren't on the screen — it's just an illusion.
5. You'll need a partner for this illusion.
This is a tactile illusion associated with sensory anticipation.
Have someone stretch out their hand and slowly slide your finger towards the person's elbow bend. At the same time, a person's eyes are closed, and he needs to say “stop” when the partner has reached the bend of the elbow. In many cases, an “anticipation error” works, and people will mistakenly determine where the elbow is bent.
6. In this illusion, if two rectangles blink at the same time, you'll see it happen at the same time.
You can, as shown in the video, change the surrounding background to trick your brain into thinking they're out of sync.
Optical illusions: visual illusion
7. A hidden mobile phone has misled many Internet users this year.
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8. The blue and green colors in this spiral are actually the same color.
Don't believe it? Here's proof.
9. On this illusion, you should notice something unusual on the brick wall. It took a long time for many users to figure out what was wrong here.
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10. And these are wooden balls and there are no magnets. Be prepared for your brain to not be able to digest this information right away.
11. Is this roof curved or convex? The illusion was dubbed the “ambiguous garage roof” and was a finalist in last year's Best Illusion of the Year contest.
12. This image of a couple hugging also left many people scratching their heads. If you look closely, you'll notice that this pair's shorts aren't all right.
