APPEARANCES can be deceiving, as this photo of a seemingly normal tile shows.
In fact, there is a camel lurking in it.
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Can you see the camel? Credit: @stereogramaday
You may not notice it right away, but it’s definitely there, thanks to a clever optical illusion.
The hack was shared by TikToker Magic Eye.
So can you get out?
To spot the camel, simply hold the screen close to your eyes and slowly zoom out.
The illusion is actually a well-known trick called an autostereogram.
Some may have heard it before like Magic Eye which was a popular book series in the 90’s.
It works by tricking our eyes and brain into seeing a three-dimensional scene within a two-dimensional image.
At first, you’ll see a bunch of 2D patterns over and over again.
This is because our brain automatically tells our eyes to focus on the image.
But by looking beyond the obvious and focusing behind the 2D pattern, your eyes begin to see things from a different angle.
It is at this point that the hidden image is revealed, when something called stereopsis kicks in, allowing your brain to construct a 3D image instead of a 2D one.
The idea started as stereograms, which a scientist named Charles Wheatstone discovered in 1838 by combining mirrors and lenses to create the first stereoscope.
The autostereogram arose after him, in the 1970s, thanks to another scientist, Christopher Tyler, who used computers to create the kind of optical illusions we see above.
It may take a few tries before it works, so don’t be immediately disappointed.
But some people can’t see it at all, so you may need to see if a friend or family member can spot the hidden creature for you.
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Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education