Published 19:13 IST, August 17th 2020
Optical illusion of 'moving' cubes baffles netizens; Elon Musk responds
A tweet of an optical illusion has perplexed the netizens all across social media with 28.7K likes. Elon Musk responds to the GIF and makes a comments.
A very strange optical illusion has hit the internet by storm, baffling the netizens. The illusion deceives the human eye into seeing another image, however, it turns out that it is just one image of two rotating cubes. It has been deemed as one of the 'most powerful' illusions by the perplexed netizens. The complex GIF has also caught the eye of engineer, industrial designer, technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, as he makes a remark on the viral tweet.
The secret behind an optical illusion
The illusion shows two cubes rotating in opposite directions. However, the reality is that they are completely static. Reports suggest that the optical illusion was first shared by Japanese Twitter user ‘jagarikin’. While sharing the video again, Twitter user SteveStuWill remarked that this is one of the most powerful illusions he has ever seen.
Perplexed by the GIF, netizens have bombarded the comment section. The tweet also received a comment from Elon Musk who was stunned after viewing the GIF. The strong GIF has invited over 7.5K Retweets and Comments and 28.7K likes.
A user explained the secret behind the illusion. He commented, "Busted! The white and black outline causes the motion effect. The Flash diverts your focus". Another user commented, "The notion that the images are identical and unmoving, and by extension this is some optical illusion that only occurs in the mind, ignores that the shading is in-fact moving in different directions". There also various people who are curious and are asking questions.
(Image Credits: Twitter/SteveStuWill)
Updated 19:16 IST, August 17th 2020