The optical illusion has left puzzle fanatics scratching their heads in search of an answer.
Onlookers have been told they could have 20/20 vision and the IQ of a genius if they can spot the strange Christmas tree in this holiday picture.
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Can you spot the unusual in 11 seconds? Credit: Feel Good Contacts
For the puzzle geeks among you, there’s an extra catch: you have to try to find the fake tree in just 11 seconds.
So grab your timer, set it to 11 seconds and prove your puzzle solving skills.
Although it may seem like a simple image, this is no easy feat, and it takes the average person more than a minute to find it.
Only 16 percent of people can find it within 30 seconds, so kudos to you if you’ve already found it!
Puzzles are deliberately designed to deceive our vision and can be used as simple indicators of intelligence.
Psychologists at the University of Glasgow have discovered that staring into a brain can improve vision by allowing you to see fine print.
And according to ZenBuisness, “These visual puzzles can provide you with good mental exercise, which in turn can help you think more effectively and solve problems more easily.”
They are generally thought to help us improve our attention span, concentration and overall cognitive abilities.
Picture-within-a-picture puzzles help your brain interpret ambiguity.
It helps keep your brain sharp and young.
This puzzle is especially tricky because of the various subtleties in the picture.
Christmas decorations, festive colors and a forest of Christmas trees are the perfect camouflage for an unusual Christmas tree because it is difficult for your eyes to focus on any object.
If you need help, try breaking the image into several parts. Then search each section slowly, one at a time.
If this puzzle seems too easy, try some of our other brain teasers.
Test your eyesight by trying to spot the tricky Santa hiding among the cars and Christmas trees in this picture.
Only the top 9% can find it within 17 seconds!
Or test your IQ by trying to find the green snowman camouflaged with Christmas trees in this optical illusion.
If you can find it within 15 seconds, you may have 20/20 vision – but, it’s not that easy.
This illusion is designed to test your powers of observation.
We’ve also added three bonus puzzles below for you!
But have you found the unusual one yet?
If you can’t find it within 11 seconds, don’t worry, we have the answer for you.
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Did you manage to spot the odd one out? Credit: Feel Good Contacts
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Try and find which candy stick is weird Credit: Buzz Bingo
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Only 10 percent of people can find an unusual candy box! Credit: Buzz bingo
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Can you find the secret elf? Credit: Ginger Ray
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You definitely have 20/20 vision if you were able to spot it! Credit: Ginger Ray
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Rudolph is hiding somewhere in this picture, can you spot him? Credit: Buzz Bingo
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Did you manage to find Rudolph? Credit: Buzz Bingo
Categories: Optical Illusion
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