Everyone can see the traffic lights in this optical illusion – but you have 20/20 vision if you can tell what is missing | 16S1KSG | 2024-04-28 12:08:01
COLORS are the key to this optical illusion that will stop you in your tracks.
While typically tricky tests hide secret images or a camouflaged animal, this optical illusion plays with your color sensitivity.
Most people are familiar with the telltale colors of a stoplight: Red, yellow, and green.
But how will your mind react when it sees an image of a traffic light with a missing color profile?
Often, your brain will fill in the blank.
Influencer and educator Dean Jackson (@beatonthebeeb) recently demonstrated the phenomena on TikTok.
He first shows viewers a photo of a traffic light in normal coloring.
Then Jackson removes all red pixels from the scene — but for most viewers, the image won't seem that different.
Most people will still see the image as having red, yellow, and green even though the red has technically been removed.
Jackson says this is a simple example of how our brains work overtime to compensate for missing visual elements when making sense of an image.
To help prove the optical illusion to any doubters, he zoomed in on where the red light should be and blocked out the rest of the image.
The resulting square clearly appears to be grey, which is its real color.
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He showed that, even when technically removing red pixels from the photo, the image still appears red to viewers[/caption]
The square appears red in the illusion because of a mind trick — nothing to do with the image.
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If you thought that was simple, test your eyes at these driving-themed optical illusions for a challenge.
You might just have a very high IQ if you can spot the two identical cars in this picture in less than five seconds.
Can you spot the two identical cars in five seconds or less?[/caption]
With over a dozen seemingly copycat images of green cars, only the eagle-eyed will be able to quickly spot the pair.
If you are struggling to find the duo, here's a hint: One of the cars you're looking for is in the top row.
Try to look at the different headlights and tires for the quickest results.
Still no luck? Here's the solution:
The road is the one big element missing from both of the previous two illusions.
So here's your chance to figure out which road is different in a test created by researchers at Rice University.
Viewers should pay attention not to be tricked by the obvious choice in this deceptively difficult illusion.
Kimberley D. Orsten and James R. Pomerantz won third place for the puzzle in the Best Illusion of The Year Contest.
Only one road is different[/caption]
The researchers said the illusion is truly puzzling because it shows repeating patterns.
"When we look at two pictures that are physically the same, they usually look the same," they said in the puzzle's entry.
"When they are different, they look different. Our illusions show the opposite."
Rearranging the roads makes it easier to see the solution.
Have your pick? Here's the solution:
Were you able to correctly figure out which roads were the same?[/caption]
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