Yet another optical illusion has captivated social media users - and this time, we really don't know the correct answer.
Although people are divided over A LOT of things on social media these days, sometimes that division can be some good harmless fun.
Over on Reddit, a photo of two buildings has been getting a lot of attention after being shared in the Confusing_Perspective forum. Posted by user @Cloverfieldstarlord, they asked the simple question: "Which building is closer?"
The image received more than 450 replies, with people thoroughly divided over which building was, in fact, closer.
Check it out below and see what you think:
"It's definitely a confusing image, but once you paid closer attention to the left and the right building and how they overlap each other, it's pretty clear that the one on the right is further back than the one on the left," one Redditor commented.
Another added: "My first impression was 'right' but then I quickly realised it was 'left' but even after that the buildings were taking turns popping into the front. I have to look at the right building's edge where it angles (to the right), which is smaller than the left building's edge, to sort of force the image to stay still in my head."
A third commented: "If you look closely the building on the left clearly overlaps the one on the right."
But one person summed it up best when they typed: "This one is one of the best ones I've seen" - and we agree!
Of course, this is far from the first optical illusion to capture the minds of social media users.
For example, this video left people amazed after showing viewers a colour they'd most likely never seen before. (Trust me, I did the whole test and I was pretty mindblown by the results.) Check it out below:
"True cyan" is a dazzling green-blue pigment that social media user Kate Bacon claims that most of us have "probably never seen before".
She explains: "It’s called true cyan, and most TVs and monitors aren’t capable of producing this pigment."
The optical illusion involves viewers staring at a red circle with a white dot in the middle, set against a mundane blue background. After staring at the white dot for at least 30 seconds (although, the longer the better). Viewers are then instructed to shut their eyes tightly, where they will be able to see a "glowing orb" that is the color of true cyan.
And over on X, countless people were left disagreeing over what number was visible in the following illusion:
What number do you see? Credit: X
Shared to X (formerly known as Twitter) by user @benonwine, the monochrome image is accompanied by the questions: "DO you see a number? If so what number?"
As is the case with these things, people were quick to share their answers - but not everybody was on the same page.
One X user replied: "I can only see 528. Does that mean anything about my eyesight?"
A second added: "45283? Can't make out extreme left or right?"
However a third argued that they could only see "15283" - which baffled me, as I can't see a "1" in there.
Others landed on a much longer answer of "3452839".
Providing an explanation to the illusion and people's different answers, one person tweeted: "I'm guessing the numbers you see depends on your 'contrast sensitivity' (different from what a standard eye measures). It can be tested by opticians. Worth doing if you're struggling, as it can affect your ability to see at night, or in rain, fog, etc."
Per the Vision Center, "contrast sensitivity is the ability to distinguish between an object and the background behind it."
It adds: "Contrast sensitivity is different from visual acuity, which measures how clear your vision is at a given distance."
Now... I have a headache and am going to lie down in a dark room for 10-12 hours.
