A good old-fashioned optical illusion will take your brain on an emotional rollercoaster of pure confusion. The proper optical illusion will leave you guessing for more. The world itself is far trippier than we give it credit for. Sometimes, a person with a camera who snaps a shot at the right moment can capture just how weird things can get. These optical illusions can make your brain feel fuzzy when all is said and done.
1. “Reflection optical illusion?”
“Had to turn the phone upside down for this one.” – u/bogbog
“Easily best one of those I’ve ever seen.” – u/moreland56
2. “What do you see first?”
“The hole in the roof.” – u/sfoxreed
“A woman crying holding a box.” – u/eatapeach18
3. “It took me about 30 seconds to not see a sandwich.”
“If the Nike swoosh wasn’t on there, I think it would have taken a long time to see anything besides a sandwich.” – u/RampSkater
“I saw sandwich until the Nike logo. Now I only see shoe.” – u/bagodonuts6432
4. “I give up.”
“I can only see the illusion for about three seconds and then I cannot unsee reality after that.” – u/No_Cash_8566
“I don’t know what I saw the first time. But I cannot unsee it now.” – u/_vard_
5. “How does she look to you?”
“Picasso masterpiece.” – u/Sci-fra
“Not good, I’ll tell you that.” – u/CatLazy2728
6. Well, this is an easy way to make one’s brain hurt.
7. “I can’t stop laughing at this.”
“I’m scared.” – u/Marx210
“Pretty funny face she made.” – u/Life-Ad-1716
8. “The Penrose Triangle.”
“My brain was all relaxed and calm, ready to get a good night’s sleep, and then the mess with your head triangle.” – u/catservant
“The first university book I read was by Roger Penrose. It blew my mind.” – u/NumberVampire
9. “Get off my lawn!”
“The longer I stare at it, the more questions I have.” – u/icouldnttellya
“He is the lawn.” – u/sixfoursixtwo
10. “My student made an ice cube with paper and glue.”
“How is this an illusion? All I see is paper covered in glue.” – u/FittedCloud9459
“I really hope that’s just glue.” – u/squirrelK1tten
11. “Rubs eyes.”
“It’s sitting on the ground but the stained area beside it looks like it could be the floating bin’s shadow.” – u/rraattbbooyy
“Going up to the great garbage can in the sky.” – u/Jimmie_Jamz
12. “This optical illusion of depth on the gate.”
“I like the alligator on the roof.” – u/cervezagram
“Looney Tunes looking gate.” – u/Gustavo_019
13. “That optical illusion.”
“I wonder how many people have stepped face first on that gate.” – u/donniebrascoreal
“This will be my gate if I ever build a house.” – u/quanta777
14. “Some see a lake, and some see a wall.”
“Lake first, then wall. The smears give it that Bob Ross water/reflection look.” – u/y2khardtop1
“I saw a lake, and then a wall, and now I can’t unsee the wall.” – u/KindofWeird27
15. “What do you see?”
“I see a door in desperate need of paint.” – u/_Illuminati_
“It’s Pikachu!” – u/Jlordylordy
16. “Girl stuck in concrete illusion.”
“She’s actually standing behind a wall.” – u/DethKomedy
“Didn’t get it for a while. It’s a good one.” – u/Spwd
17. “What object do you see on the wall?”
“For some reason, my first thought was a turtle head.” – u/superalex25
“When you see it, you won’t stop seeing it.” – u/NubiSparse
18. “The things we mentally create are crazy.”
“Never wrong to pause and analyze cabbage.” – u/EndersGame_Reviewer
“In a purple forest.” – u/SynthRogue
19. “A 2D Building.”
“Map hasn’t loaded.” – u/Jonahwho665
“The 2D buildings are nice. You can stack them together like sardines.” – u/ChairOwn118
20. “No people here, move along.”
“Well that caused me genuine vertigo and whiplash.” – u/ConfidentTea72536
“Took me a while too.” – u/deleted
21. “Illusory architecture in Milan.”
“Not really an illusion, more like just art.” – u/TFCSpacy
Yeah, I’m going to have to agree with that comment. Seriously, just an impressive piece of artwork. Granted, it would still have that illusory effect if you were walking about and saw that in person.
22. Literally impossible to figure out where they cross.
Not only does this one hurt the brain, but it also manages to hurt the eyes.
23. As it turns out, all the balls are the same color.
Even in considering the fact that these balls are supposed to all be the same color, it’s still quite, quite agitating.
