PUZZLE solvers are scratching their heads over this fruit salad illusion, and many can’t spot a lemon in a sea of fruit.
Only those with a high IQ and 20/20 vision will be able to find the hidden lemon in the fruit salad in less than 12 seconds.
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Can you spot the hidden lemon in 12 seconds?
And you need to bring your A-game to solve this challenge or you’ll be tearing your hair out as you race against time.
In this tricky puzzle, lemons are placed somewhere between pears, oranges and apples.
The similar shapes and colors can be confusing – but don’t let the puzzle confuse you.
Although it may seem like a simple picture, this is no easy feat, and the average person gives up after a minute.
So get your timers ready because your time starts now.
If you need help, try splitting the image into several parts.
Then search each section slowly, one at a time, from left to right.
But did you know that solving optical illusions is a great way to train your brain and improve your creative thinking?
How does an optical illusion work?
OPTICAL illusions are a great way to test your vision and cognitive abilities, requiring you to really think and observe what’s in front of you.
More often than not, players have to find something hidden within the image that cannot be immediately found at first glance.
But the more you stare at it, the more your brain tries to help you find the answer.
What you see and what you think you see are two completely different things, but your senses collect information and send it to your brain.
Your brain then creates a perception with this information, filling in the gaps when there is incomplete information or creating an image that is not there at all.
This reaction is actually a survival instinct.
Our brains have evolved to work quickly to piece together all the information they can get, before doing their best to figure out the rest.
So when you look at an optical illusion, your brain works with what it has to develop reality to help you see the answer in the image.
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 looking at an optical illusion can improve vision by allowing you to see fine print.
Escape London says puzzles can also give your mind a good workout and can “boost your brain activity” which “reduces the risk of dementia”.
If you like a challenge, try other mind-blowing puzzles in the meantime.
Spot the four-leaf clover in this illusion hidden among the pretty flowers.
Or test your vision and observation skills by trying to find the six other horses hidden in this picture.
And prove you have a high IQ if you can spot a hidden pencil in a gardening scene in five seconds.
Here’s a handy tip to help if you’re feeling a little stuck: Look for an unusual shape!
Time is up! Did you find the hidden lemon?
Congratulations to everyone who found a lemon in less than 12 seconds.
If not, don’t worry, we’ve rounded up the answer below.
Keep your brain engaged and try our other three illusions.
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The lemon was down at the bottom of the picture
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Can you find the other eagle in 9 seconds? Credits: JagranJosh
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Can you find the hidden key in the sea of beige boxes? Credit: Click4storage
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Can you find the strange unicorn? Credits: JagranJosh
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He was hidden on the mountain Credits: JagranJosh
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It was hidden on top of the boxCredit: Click4Storage
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Unicorn 10 was weird Credits: JagranJosh
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education