This classic optical illusion, known as the coffer illusion, challenges viewers to find 16 circles hidden within a pattern of squares. The illusion, discovered by Stanford University psychologist Anthony Norcia almost two decades ago, continues to baffle people today.
here at Creative Bloq, and even more so when it's one that leaves people's heads spinning like this one Can there really be 16 circles in the image below? There are, but people are struggling to find them.
Known as the coffer illusion, this piece of visual trickery was discovered by accident by the Stanford University psychologist and vision scientist Anthony Norcia almost two decades ago. And it continues to baffle people today.'s optical illusion is so clever that it was included in the shortlist for Illusion of the Year back in 2006 – a contest most recently won by aNow almost two decades later, it's still leaving people perplexed.
If you still can't see them, try focusing on the verticals between the rectangles. Or, alternatively, if you're one of the few people who sees the circles first, focus on the horizontals between them to get to the rectangles .If you're wondering how it works, or rather why the circles are so difficult to see, it's apparently to do with our ability to switch our perspective once we've seen the first shapes that appear to us.
Most people seem to see the squares rather than the circles. This may be because our brains prioritise sharp contours as more critical to vision since they have more information that can help identify an object.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsThank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited accessJoe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq.
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