THIS jaw-dropping puzzle has left puzzle fanatics scratching their heads for the answer.
Test your IQ and observation skills by trying to spot the star hidden on top of one of the Christmas trees in this holiday picture – yes, there is a star.
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Can you spot the poinsettia? Credit: TREE2MYDOOR
For the puzzle geeks among you, there’s an extra challenge: you have to try to find the secret star within 25 seconds.
So grab your timer, set it to 25 seconds and prove your puzzle solving skills.
Although it may seem like an ordinary picture, this is no easy feat and only 2% of people can actually find a star.
Puzzles are deliberately designed to deceive our vision and can be used as simple indicators of intelligence.
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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 different, bright colors in the background of the picture.
Christmas decorations, festive colors and a forest of Christmas trees are the perfect camouflage for the cunning star 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 a bonus puzzle below for you!
But have you found the star yet?
If you can’t find it within 25 seconds, don’t worry, we have the answer for you.
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Were you part of the 2% who found the secret star? Credit: TREE2MYDOOR
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Can you see the fish hidden in this picture?
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Did you manage to find the fish?
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education